Pep Guardiola warns Man City over past slips on cusp of clinching Premier League title
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPep Guardiola has challenged Manchester City to wrap up the Premier League with two games to spare. City will be crowned champions on Saturday if Arsenal lose to Nottingham Forest but a win against Chelsea the following day will confirm it regardless of other results.
If they cannot clinch it then, there are opportunities at Brighton and Brentford next week to get the three points required.
Last season was the first time in Guardiola's time at the Etihad that they have clinched the title at home. The Blues were 2-0 down to Aston Villa on the final day but recovered to win and pip Liverpool. Read next: Every word from Pep Guardiola ahead of Man City vs Chelsea Back in 2018 City wasted an opportunity to win it when they played United in April, and they did so again in 2021 when Chelsea beat them - albeit that was played in front of an empty stadium owing to Covid restrictions.
Guardiola is keen to avoid another slip as they prepare to face Chelsea on Sunday. "The memories that I remember are when we played against United to win the league and were 2-0 up at half-time and lost the game.
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