Before the West Ham game at the weekend, Arne Slot did not want to talk about whether Liverpool are still a candidate to win the Premier League. The Dutchman was really on the defensive, both in the match arena and in the press conferences. In the light blue part of Manchester, there is a completely different tune from Pep Guardiola.
Arsenal have been on a steady course towards the title from the start of the season, with Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea having had their heavier league rounds. If Arsenal win their next game, the gap to City is 5 points. Last season, Pep Guardiola was really on the defensive, where City were never quite in the title race. Now one of the world’s best managers likes to talk about City as a title contender after the 4-5 win against Fulham on Tuesday.
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“Arsenal are so strong and so solid. We have to prepare for it to be difficult, but at the same time the Premier League is so long. I’m the oldest manager in the Premier League and have enough experience to take a long game to try and win the Premier League. Chelsea impress me more and more every day with Enzo Maresca, but the season is long. A lot will happen. We won six Premier League titles, four or five when we were behind in January or February,” Pep Guardiola said according to the Mirror.
Has the age, weight and experience to win the last part of the season.
And Erling Haaland, who on Tuesday hammered in his 100. Premier League goal, the 15th in 14 league games this season.
Mikel Arteta and Maresca have been warned. Manchester City intends to do as the other four or five seasons that ended with the Premier League title.
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