Pep Guardiola has questioned whether the Premier League title race this season is a two-horse race between his Manchester City side and leaders Arsenal. Mikel Arteta's men went five points clear of City on Tuesday following an impressive 4-1 hammering of contenders Aston Villa. Defeat meant Unai Emery's third-placed side dropped six points off the pace, but City can close the gap to two again with victory at Sunderland on Thursday (kick-off 20:00 GMT). Asked if City or the Gunners would be the only contenders, Guardiola replied: "Are you sure? "A few weeks it was just Arsenal, two days ago it was three [teams] in the title race.

Source: BBC December 31, 2025 16:48 UTC