January 5th, at the pre-match press conference against Chelsea, Manchester City coach Guardiola talked
To the situation where the team is 8 points behind Arsenal.
Guardiola said: "Arsenal and Manchester United have the advantage now that neither of them have to lead like City in November with 20 points and win the Premier League, which is a big problem sometimes. People say ‘OK’
Well, but you’re Manchester City’, but when Arsenal win all the games and you (City) are eight points behind, that sort of thing can happen.
"But at the same time I’ve seen the way we’ve played the past couple of games and the team feels good."
Do you think Arsenal will gradually lose points?
Guardiola: "Why? I was impressed again with the way they played against Newcastle. They dropped two points but they didn’t drop the level of their game.
"That’s how I feel. I don’t know what the future holds, but when you play against them, you feel the history of this club, which is bigger than Manchester City.
"We have to close the gap with Arsenal by playing and winning. If they keep playing like they are doing now, they may end up with more than 100 points. In that case, we will not be able to catch up. So we have to be as perfect as possible,
And then hopefully they drop points and they’re still fantastic against Newcastle."
(Shirakawa)