MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City's Premier League title challenge "will be over" if they fail to beat resurgent West Ham on Saturday. But they must bounce back from the disappointment of a 3-0 Champions League drubbing at the hands of Real Madrid on Wednesday that means their chances of progressing to the quarter-finals are slim. "So the Premier League always, I believe, is the most difficult one and still we are there, knowing that if we drop points, it'll be over." The City boss has won six Premier League titles in his nine previous seasons in England. "Always I said when I arrived in the last 10 games every team plays for something – for relegation, for Europa League, for Conference League, for Champions League, to be champions.

Source: New Strait Times March 13, 2026 22:33 UTC