Pep Guardiola said that Manchester City’s vital 2-1 victory over Arsenal has only given his side “hope” in the Premier League title race as they look to hunt down the Gunners. City are three points behind the leaders but have a game in hand and would go top for the first time this year if they beat struggling Burnley on Wednesday. 

Guardiola’s men are now favourites for a seventh league title in his 10 seasons in Manchester. Erling Haaland struck the winner 25 minutes from time in a game of fine margins. Arsenal hit the post twice in the second half, either side of Haaland’s strike, and also missed two glorious chances through Kai Havertz. Rayan Cherki’s sensational solo run and finish had given City an early lead that was almost immediately wiped out when Havertz charged down an attempted clearance by Gianluigi Donnarumma.