Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has claimed that the Premier League title race will be over if they lose to Arsenal this weekend.
City welcome the Gunners in a top-of-the-table clash on Sunday.
The league leaders are six points ahead of Guardiola’s men, although City have a game in hand.
A win for Arsenal will extend the gap, while the former champions have the chance to go within three points.
“If we lose, it’s over. But with the other two results, and knowing that Arsenal didn’t win against Bournemouth, we still have games to play,” Guardiola said.
City were held to a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture at the Emirates.
But they beat Arsenal 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final last month, as they began to build momentum ahead of the run-in.