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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praises Nico O'Reilly in their 3-0 win over Chelsea but says their Premier League title challenge will be over next Sunday if they fail to beat "extraordinary" Arsenal.

Manchester City overcame a slow start to defeat Chelsea 3-0 at Stamford Bridge and cut Arsenal’s lead at the Premier League to six points. Pep Guardiola’s side will go within three points of the Gunners if they defeat them in a titanic showdown at the Etihad Stadium next week, and they still have a game […] The post Chelsea 0-3 Manchester City: Guardiola´s side cut Arsenal´s lead with statement victory appeared first on Soccer News.

Motoring Manchester City ruthlessly capitalised on Arsenal’s capitulation at home to Bournemouth to move within six points of the top of the table. But Pep Guardiola’s treble-chasers could hardly h…

Pep Guardiola hailed 'extraordinary team' Arsenal as the 'best team in this country and Europe' after Manchester City beat Chelsea.

IAN LADYMAN AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: It hasn't always looked that way this season for City. They are a new team finding their own way and at times have looked a little unsure of their identity.

MANCHESTER CITY fans brutally trolled Arsenal as they breathed new life into the title race against Chelsea. The Gunners handed City the initiative on Saturday as they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth at the Emirates. That gave Pep Guardiola's troops the chance to reduce the gap at the top with a win at...

CHELSEA 0-3 MANCHESTER CITY: Pep Guardiola's side are now just six points behind league leaders Arsenal ahead of their showdown at the Etihad next Sunday

Jeremy Doku believes the outcome of next weekend's summit meeting between Manchester City and Arsenal will decide the destination of the Premier League title.

Man City goalscorer Jeremy Doku laid down a marker to league leaders Arsenal and told them the "title race is on" ahead of their showdown next weekend - with even Pep Guardiola admitting his side are no longer underdogs.

Pep Guardiola’s side quickly closing in on league-leading Gunners after Stamford Bridge rout

After a season dominated by long throws, tortured set-piece routines and rigid football, a killer blend of artistry and firepower is threatening to deliver another domestic treble for Manchester City. They have stirred when it matters most, crushing Liverpool in the FA Cup last weekend, and have their gaze firmly fixed on wounded prey after closing the gap on Arsenal with an expert destruction of Chelsea at a flat Stamford Bridge. Pep Guardiola’s sharks could smell the blood in the water after Arsenal’s stumble against Bournemouth. City were ferocious and unstoppable. They took this game away from a callow and careless Chelsea with a blistering surge at the start of the second half and, even if there are twists and turns to come, there is no doubt this emphatic 3-0 win has tilted momentum in the title race to Guardiola’s side.

Pep Guardiola's side delivered an imperious second-half performance to sweep aside Chelsea and pile the pressure on leaders Arsenal

CHELSEA 0-3 MAN CITY: Pep Guardiola's side underlined their title credentials at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as they eased past the Blues and cut the gap at the top of the table

WHAT once felt like a procession became a race. Now it is a hunt. Manchester City, appropriately wearing a kit the colour of shark skin, smelt blood in the water. And poor old Mikel Arteta will be like the mayor of Amity Island in Jaws, trying to convince everyone it is still safe to swim....

Martin Odegaard remains part of Mikel Arteta's plans despite the injury problems that have restricted him to a bit-part role this season.

Pep Guardiola without key man for showdown at Stamford Bridge

A rampant second half display.

'It is a ridiculous comment to make.'

Danny Murphy accused Arsenal of failing to display an ability to think on their feet during Saturday's damaging Premier League defeat against Bournemouth.

Manchester City could heap more pressure on Arsenal in the Premier League title race as they face Chelsea on Sunday. City are nine points behind the league-leading Gunners but could shrink the gap …