‘It starts now’ – Guardiola comments on title race with ‘impeccable’ Arsenal | OneFootball

Pep Guardiola says the “real season starts now” as Manchester City look to challenge Arsenal in the Premier League title race. 

While many expected defending champions Liverpool and the Gunners to duke it out for first place this season, Arne Slot’s side are eight points adrift of the leaders.

City, meanwhile, have recovered from a shaky start to the campaign to emerge as potential contenders to the crown, sitting just four points behind Arsenal after 11 games.

Pep Guardiola comments on title race with ‘impeccable’ Arsenal

Speaking ahead of this weekend’s trip to Newcastle, Guardiola reminded everyone that it’s too early to predict anything in the Premier League.

“The truth is the team as strong as Arsenal in the last season, they have been impeccable in many things.

“The feeling that I have had in the past where we have fought incredibly against Liverpool, I have had the feeling that we will not drop many points and if they can take a lot of distance it will be difficult to catch up with them.

“When the distance is too big it is more difficult but at the same time we are in November and in November, in this league, nothing is defined.

“What happens in February, March? Be careful. But now is the start of the season.

“Now, the international break is done, we have games every three or four days and the real season starts now. The important thing is to be there and to be close and after that, arrive at the end of the season with a chance that we can fight it.

“Winning tomorrow would be an important step for us.”

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