Arsenal: Pep Guardiola reveals how many wins Man City need in Premier League title run-in | OneFootball

Man City have lost ground on Arsenal in recent weeks, but Pep Guardiola is confident about his side’s title hopes

Guardiola’s side have already landed a psychological blow to the Gunners with victory in last month’s Carabao Cup final, which according to assistant manager Pep Lijnders, has lifted the mood within the squad.

Crucially, perhaps, Man City have played a game fewer than Arsenal which means they can cut the gap to just three points before the final weeks of the season.

That, of course, is dependent on finding some consistency which has alluded City during the campaign.

Speaking on Friday afternoon ahead of the Chelsea game, Guardiola has set his players a points target of 24 from their remaining eight Premier League matches.

"We have to win every single game,” he said.

"Hopefully we can get a lot of points. The situation we are in in the Premier League, we need to get all of them otherwise it will not give us a chance to try until the end.

"We need to get a lot of points. We have not been consistent enough in the season. We have dropped points that we should have taken which is why we are now in the position where we cannot do it differently."

Man City have already beaten Arsenal to one trophy this season

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Even if Man City remain perfect between now and the end of the campaign, it may not be enough to deny Arsenal a first league title in 22 years.

This is because the Gunners require 16 points from a possible 21 available to be crowned Premier League champions.

As a result, Mikel Arteta’s side can realistically afford to lose at the Etihad and still go on to win the league as they need five wins and a draw from seven matches remaining.