Pep Guardiola insists fellow title contenders need to push Manchester City to propel his side to the Premier League title.
City made their title intentions quite clear with a thumping 4-0 victory over West Ham United in the Premier League. The victory took them to 35 points while closest rival Liverpool are sniffing on their shoulder with 33 points in the second position.
City ran away with the title last time breaking the 100 points barrier but this time there are a number of title contenders ready to throw their towel. The likes of Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are also trying to give their best shot to prove their title credentials giving Guardiola sleepless nights.
The Spanish compared the situation when his Barcelona side edged Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Madrid by three points to lift the La Liga title. “To maintain that level… we did 99 points with someone else pushing us.
“We knew that if we dropped points Madrid were going to win the title.”
“It’s similar with (Rafa) Nadal, (Roger) Federer and (Novak) Djokovic, no? They push one to be better than the other one because they know,
“We need it in sport, as athletes. They (the City players) know. I didn’t tell them, but they know how strong Liverpool are.
“They know that we can’t drop points because if we do Liverpool are going to win the league. I can say Liverpool or Chelsea and Tottenham are the same in this moment. Arsenal as well.
“To compete we need good opponents close and this season we have it, here and in Europe.”
