Pep Guardiola has warned that Manchester City and Arsenal could make similar mistakes to Liverpool – and believes the Premier League title race is still wide open.
City, with a game in hand, closed the gap on leaders Arsenal to a point with a flawless 4-0 win at Brighton on Thursday night.
Liverpool have slipped to third place and are three points behind following stinging defeats at home to Crystal Palace and at rivals Everton on Wednesday evening.
But Guardiola is wary of complacency ahead of Sunday’s trip to Nottingham Forest, live on Sky Sportsand doesn’t rule anything out during the enema.
He said Sky Sports: “Many things can happen. What happened to Liverpool against Crystal Palace and Everton can happen to us. It can happen to Arsenal. Nobody is safe from that.”
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“So stay calm and enjoy the win today. The players are still there. Now just recover and think about the next one.”
“We’ve been here before, but just the fact that we’ve been here doesn’t mean it’s going to happen. We have to do the things to make it happen.”
“Liverpool will fight until the end”
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Highlights from Everton’s game against Liverpool in the Premier League
In his post-match press conference, Guardiola added: “Everton are trying to get out of the relegation zone. In a similar game we face Nottingham Forest who are playing for their lives.”
“Perhaps because they were real competitors for many years, my appreciation for Liverpool is greater than ever. The game they drew at Old Trafford, the chances they missed or…” [Wednesday], [Jordan] Pickford was exceptional with two or three saves in the important moments.
“The game against Crystal Palace, the chances they missed. Give me a reason for that. I’m telling you, it’s football. I can also give you many examples for my team.”
“But it’s still there because I know Liverpool’s character, they will fight until the end and so must we.”
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Kevin De Bruyne celebrates after giving Man City the lead in Brighton
Man City midfield player Kevin De Bruyne told Sky Sports:
“I trust my team of course, all respect to Arsenal and Liverpool because they are great.”
“Liverpool have dropped points but Arsenal are doing what they have to do so we have to do our job too.”
“That means we are trying to put in a good performance against Nottingham Forest (on Sunday) and win the game. We just have to keep going, not get ahead of ourselves and stay humble enough to do our best.”
Meanwhile, fellow goalscorer Phil Foden couldn’t help but praise his colleagues in the City team after their comprehensive victory on the south coast.
“Brighton are a very challenging team,” Foden told Sky Sports. “They like to go man-for-man and play nice football, but I think with Kev’s goal and the luck with my second goal we calmed down and grew into the game. In the first half the way we attacked was shocking.”
What’s next?
You can watch on Sunday Tottenham vs arsenal continue to live Sky Sports Premier League from 1 p.m.; Kick-off 2 p.m.
Manchester City continue their title bid under Nottingham Forest on Sunday, live on Sky Sports. Kick-off 4.30 p.m.
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