Pep Guardiola refuses to rule out Manchester City’s chances to defend their Premier League title.
City lost their grip on the title after suffering three defeats in their last four matches. The defending champions were made to pay for their shambolic defending and the absence of Fernandinho has been felt very severly.
With Tottenham Hotspur also losing 3-1 against Wolves, the Sky Blues now have a golden opportunity to leapfrog them. A win against Southampton will cut the gap to seven points and with City scheduled to host Liverpool next week the title race is still very much open it seems.
Guardiola said, “We did well so far
“We got 44 points in the first round. If you get the same number of points in the second round, that’s 88 points. With 88 points, you are champions. You have the numbers to be champions.
“Most of the Premier League champions in the past 20 years won it with less points. We did quite well. We did really well.
“But of course you have the past two games, against Crystal Palace and Leicester, and you have that sense, because there are two teams there now who are better than us in the last month.
“What can we say when Liverpool keep nine clean sheets and score a lot of goals? We cannot compete with that in terms of comparing with them.
“So we look at ourselves, and tomorrow against Southampton, we have to do what we do, and try to win, and when that happens, everything comes back to a normal position.”