Guardiola: Premier League title will not be decided against Arsenal

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has insisted the Premier League title will not be decided by the outcome of their trip to the Emirates on Sunday.

The Cityzens are finally picking up form following a rocky start to the campaign that saw them drop points to Tottenham and Brighton.

Guardiola’s men travel to Arsenal, who have lost one of their four opening clashes and are hunting down an elusive title they have not lifted since 2004.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Guardiola said: “It’s the fifth game. It will be the fifth game. Come on.

“When I arrived here, Brian Kidd told me Sir Alex Ferguson said that in the Premier League, you have to stay close to the top four up to Boxing Day. And after that you can think about it.

“Last season, after Boxing Day, we were in another country. So that’s why, let’s go today and we’ll see what happens. There are many games.

“For experience, in the six Premier League wins, I think four or five, we were behind Liverpool or Arsenal in December, January. And at the end, we won it.