Pep Guardiola on Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League and Man City’s loss to Aston Villa | OneFootball

Pep Guardiola insists he is not thinking about Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League after his Manchester City side were beaten by Aston Villa.

City are now six points behind the league leaders after the Gunners picked up all three points against Crystal Palace.

But a positive Guardiola believes his City side can fight for the title this season despite losing their third game of the campaign.

“We have try to close (the gap),” he said. “Arsenal have been solid for many years.

“I’m concerned with how we can improve as a team and to be close. From my experience it’s (the season) so long. This my experience.

“There are many teams there. Bournemouth are doing really well and the other ones, and we’ll try to do our game.

“I was worried before the international break when we were 14th in the table.

“Listen, our job is not to look at the table. If they win all their games and win the Premier League, congratulations.

“But I have the feeling that the team is alive, the team is good. I don’t know how many teams can play here and play the way that we played with the courage, the possession and the chances and concede less expected goals and these kinds of things.

“We have to do little details better but I don’t live in October and November thinking what is going to happen if we don’t win the Premier League. It’s game by game.”

Matty Cash scored the only goal of the game for Villa but Guardiola says his team deserved more for their performance.

“I’m not going to tell you because we didn’t come back, it’s bad,” he said. “The spirit in the second half was really, really good. They defended well and we could not break them (down).”