Pep Guardiola: If Man City lose to Arsenal then title race will be over

SUPER SUNDAY: Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have a game in hand over title rivals Arsenal (Martin Rickett/PA)

Pep Guardiola accepted Manchester City’s Premier League title bid will be finished if they lose to Arsenal in Sunday’s crunch clash between the top-two teams.

Arsenal’s nine-point lead was cut to six after their shock defeat at home to Bournemouth was followed by City emphatically winning at Chelsea last weekend, with Guardiola’s side having a game in hand.