Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City closes 2021 as leader of the Premier, with 8 points more than Chelsea, 2nd, and 9 more than Liverpool (3rd and has a pending match). After the victory last Wednesday against Brentford (0-1), Guardiola was asked if the fight for the title can be considered sentenced and, how could it be otherwise, the coach of the ‘citizens’ denied it in a way categorical.
“There are 53 points still to be disputed! Thank you for your words (to those who say that the Premier is sentenced) but I will not believe anything you say because Chelsea and Liverpool are more than exceptions. One is European champion and the other has been our great rival during all these years “, were Guardiola’s words to the British media.
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Pep added: “The distance is not because they (Chelsea and Liverpool) lose points but because we have ten consecutive victories.”
With Wednesday’s, City has ten victories in a row. The previous two times the Etihad team finished in the lead in December (2011-12 and 2017-18) they ended up winning the Premier.
Manchester City starts 2022 visiting Arsenal on day 1, 4th and on whose bench Mikel Arteta (former coach helping the ‘citizen’ team and who tested positive for Covid) will not be able to sit. On the other hand, the two immediate pursuers of Guardiola’s team, Chelsea and Liverpool, face each other on day 2 at Stamford Bridge.