CITY WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON TITLE DEFENSE WITHOUT A FIGHT – GUARDIOLA
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Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, has insisted that he and his players will never give up on defending their Premier League title without a fight.
The defending champions have a chance to take over at top of the table when they play against the Gunners in a crunch clash at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.
Arsenal have led the table for most of the season but have slipped up in their last two games, with defeat at struggling Everton and a draw at home to Brentford.
Second-placed City’s own form has been patchy but they got back to winning ways after a stumble at Tottenham with a comfortable victory over Aston Villa on Sunday.
That cut the gap at the summit to three points and Guardiola is determined not to let this latest opportunity slide.
The City manager said: “The biggest motivation is that I don’t want to drop the Premier League just because we are not who we are.
“If they beat us because they are better then this is sport, I’ll be the first to congratulate them, as I’ve always done. But not because we are not there. You want it? OK, fight. Take it. It’s in our hands.
“We’ll defend this title until the last day. This is what I’d like. To fight to the maximum to try to retain the title. If we don’t, accept it, but we need to give our best. My players have to feel that every day.”
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