Guardiola gives up on EPL title fight

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted that the English Premier League title race has slipped out ⁠⁠of his team’s ⁠⁠control after they were held to a chaotic 3-3 draw at Everton.

“It’s now not in our hands; before it was, ⁠⁠now no,” Guardiola said after the match last Monday.

“Four games we have [remaining] in the Premier League. They will be quite similar, and we’ll see what happens.”

Man City had the chance to ⁠⁠draw level on points with leaders Arsenal with victories over Everton last Monday and Brentford five days later.

Instead, they find themselves five points adrift, albeit with a game in hand, and needing a wobble from Arsenal.

Guardiola was left to reflect on ‌‌a point salvaged rather than three secured at Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool.

“It’s better than losing,” he said. “We’d rather win. We play for that, and we just showed what a team we are. We tried everything. The players were aggressive.”