‘They will lose few, few points’ – Guardiola names his title favourites | OneFootball

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has named the teams he thinks are favourites for the Premier League title this season.

Arsenal are the current league leaders, three points clear of Guardiola’s side in second. Reigning champions Liverpool have dropped to third after a recent run of poor results.

“In the Premier League, I have the feeling now that Arsenal is not going to drop much points,” said Guardiola. “So that is the reality. I have that feeling with Arsenal, with Liverpool as well.

“Now Liverpool lost their last games, not in the Champions League in Frankfurt. But I saw the game against United, they had incredible chances to win the game.

“So I think Liverpool remain one of the main favourites to do that. And the distance, three, four points at this stage is nothing.

“I always had the feeling that both teams and maybe another one, they will lose few, few points.

“That’s why we have to be there.”

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The Catalan offered his thoughts on the title race as he explained why Erling Haaland has to play every game at the moment. The Norwegian has scored 11 of his team’s 17 league goals so far this season.

“I’m so sorry for my colleague Solbakken, the national team manager from Norway, but I’m not thinking about that,” answered City’s boss when asked about the possibility of resting his star striker.

“So maybe at the end. We win the Premier League for ten points in front, ten fixtures before and after that he will take a rest. But now he feels fit, he feels fine.

“We are in the position right now, Champions League is massively important.

“The games we have played so far and the next two games, like the next two games at home, they will give us the real chance to finish in the first eight.”