In the 25th round of the Premier League, Man City reversed the score to defeat Liverpool with a score of 2-1. This result helps Man City get 50 points, 6 points behind Arsenal. According to coach Pep Guardiola, the championship race is still very open as the league still has 13 rounds left.
After the victory against Liverpool, coach Pep Guardiola called on his players to continue to show courage and fight until the end of the season.
I don't believe that the championship race would have ended if Man City hadn't won today. In the first half of the match against Tottenham in the previous round, we played great and could have won 3 or 4 goals, but in the end it was a draw.
I have a feeling that if we just try a little, it is still not enough to compete with Arsenal, but anyway the gap between the two teams is very small. We will welcome them at home, of course we have to beat them.
In my experience, 13 matches in the Premier League is quite a long time. When you enter the final matches against a team struggling to stay in the league, that is truly a true football match.
All we can do is stick to Arsenal, always be there, and if they are negligent, if they make mistakes, then take advantage of that.
In the 2-1 victory over Liverpool, the referee caused controversy when Rayan Cherki scored from midfield but was ultimately disallowed due to a challenge between Haaland and Szoboszlai when the ball went into the net.
After reviewing the situation thanks to VAR intervention, referee Craig Pawson awarded Man City a free kick and showed a red card to Szoboszlai for obstructing a clear scoring opportunity, although the ball went into the net.
Coach Guardiola said that the goal should have been recognized and Szoboszlai should not have received a red card. He said: "We won the match, now Dominik Szoboszlai can no longer play. If the score is 3-1, Szoboszlai can still continue playing and we are very happy".
