EPL: Guardiola speaks on Man City winning title ahead of Arsenal with goal difference

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has admitted that this season’s Premier League rubric could beryllium decided by extremity difference.

But Guardiola has warned his players not to absorption connected goals, but connected their performances against opponents.

City could spell apical of the league if they bushed Burnley connected Wednesday night, but they would beryllium level connected points with Arsenal.

That means if some teams triumph each their remaining fixtures, the champions would beryllium decided by goals scored.

Guardiola said: “Yes, absolutely. It tin happen, but [you] cannot beryllium distracted by scoring a batch of goals.

“It would beryllium unbalanced, and without equilibrium we’re going to concede a lot. It’s the aforesaid question.

“I person the feeling the opponents are going to people a lot, I’d say.

“The rivals are really, truly bully defensively erstwhile we speech chiefly astir the adjacent opponent.

“So we person to effort to spell determination [Turf Moor], bash what you person to bash to win. It’s the aforesaid happening [as] earlier Arsenal: What is the crippled plan, what bash you person to bash to pl...