Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterFour Four TwoGet the FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.You are now subscribedYour newsletter sign-up was successfulWant to add more newsletters?Five times a weekFourFourTwo DailyFantastic football content straight to your inbox! From the latest transfer news, quizzes, videos, features and interviews with the biggest names in the game, plus lots more.Signup +Once a week...And its LIVE!Sign up to our FREE live football newsletter, tracking all of the biggest games available to watch on the device of your choice. Never miss a kick-off!Signup +Join the clubGet full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in.Subscribe to our newsletterPep Guardiola has warned his players that there are 'no second chances' if they don't respond to Wednesday night's 3-0 defeat to Real Madrid by going out and getting the job done against West Ham United.Manchester City will travel to London for Saturday's 8pm kick off to take on a Hammer side vying to pull off an upset that could lift them out of the relegation zone.Guardiola's side meanwhile need to keep the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League - and the City boss believes that if they don't beat West Ham, they will be out of the title race altogether.Article continues below You may like 'Carabao Cup Final celebrations will affect title race' Thierry Henry makes bold Arsenal and Manchester City prediction I dont think Manchester City are good enough to win the Champions League this season winning the Premier League will depend on whether Arsenal do what they do well, and bottle it Former City defender assesses their trophy chances this term Arsenal could have just been handed big advantage in title race Pep Guardiola: 'Premier League title race is over if we don't beat West Ham'City have already dropped points to a struggling side this month as they were held to a point by Nottingham Forest in a 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium.Arsenal are seven points clear at the top having played a game more than City, and Guardiola feels that failing to close the gap will mean the title race is 'over'.Speaking at his Friday afternoon press conference, Guardiola said: "We're still there, knowing that if we drop points it will be over."I've always said when we arrive in the last 10 games every team plays for something - for relegation, for Europa League, for Conference League, for Champions League, to be champions.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over."It's normal, every game. Now there are no second chances."For FourFourTwo, that actually seems like a pretty reasonable analysis of the picture at the top of the table on paper.No eventual Premier League title winner has ever been more than three points behind the leaders at this stage of the season.However, two of the four sides that have overcome that deficit are are none other than Guardiola's City, who did it two years in a row. They were three points behind leaders Arsenal after everyone had played 30 games in 2022/23, and down in third points three points behind Liverpool the next season - with Arsenal sitting in second place.Even if a seven-point gap were maintained this weekend, City still need to host Arsenal in the league with five league games left on the agenda. For us, that still gives enough time for more twists and turns.Realistically though yeah, Arsenal are winning it.TOPICSManchester CityArsenalSteven ChickenSocial Links NavigationSteven Chicken has been working as a football writer since 2009, taking in stints with Football365 and the Huddersfield Examiner. Steven still covers Huddersfield Town home and away for his own publication,WeAreTerriers.com. Steven is a two-time nominee for Regional Journalist of the Year at the prestigious British Sports Journalism Awards, making the shortlist in 2020 and 2023.
