Guardiola also said the game at the Etihad is a chance for the champions to put winning the title completely in their hands
By Kehinde Okeowo
Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has declared Premier League (PL) leaders, Arsenal as the best team in the English top tier ahead of their clash on Wednesday night.
Mikel Arteta’s men with 75 points are currently top of the PL log table, five points clear of their nearest competitor, Man City, who now have two outstanding fixtures.
Speaking ahead of the crucial encounter, Guardiola admitted that the game at the Etihad Stadium is a chance for the PL champions to get the league completely in their hands.
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He, however, called on Man City’s supporters to create a great atmosphere inside the Stadium to aid his team, labelling the encounter against the Gunners as a “final”.
Guardiola said: “It is a final — against a team who has been the best team in England so far.
“We need incredible noise from the first minute to the last as I know which opponent we are going to play against.
“If we win it’s a step to getting it completely in our hands. We have this opportunity and we want to take it,”
A victory for Man City in the highly anticipated encounter will mean the league champions will go within two points of Arsenal with two games at hand.
The Gunner, on the other hand, could go 8 points clear of Guardiola’s men and reignite their title challenge.