Late goals at Anfield keep City in the hunt as Arsenal's lead remains under pressure.
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Pep Guardiola has insisted the Premier League title race is far from over after Manchester City produced a late turnaround to beat Liverpool 2–1 at Anfield.
City were staring at a damaging defeat after Dominik Szoboszlai put the hosts ahead with a spectacular free-kick in the 74th minute.
But the champions showed their resilience late on, with Bernardo Silva drawing City level before Erling Haaland sealed the win from the penalty spot.
The victory keeps City firmly in the title conversation, although Arsenal remain in control at the summit, holding a six-point advantage.
Despite the gap, Guardiola believes there is still plenty of football left to be played, with City competing across multiple competitions.
"Despite what has happened today, we have many good things to fight for. Final of the Carabao Cup, FA Cup we are there, Champions League last 16, it’s exciting," Guardiola told Sky Sports.
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"We are six points behind Arsenal, okay it is a big gap, because they don’t concede goals, they win all their games, but many things are going to happen, I guess."
Looking further ahead, Guardiola pointed to the demanding nature of the run-in, particularly for teams balancing domestic and European commitments.
"I have a feeling that improving a little bit will not be enough to compete against Arsenal but still we have margin (to improve)."
"We have to (play them) at home and of course we have to beat them. And I've said, 13 games in the Premier League, from my point of view, from my little experience, is a lot of time, a lot."
"It’s proper. When you go into the last games playing any team in a relegation battle, it’s a proper game, football game."
"That makes an influence in the title race, that’s why being nine, 10, 11 points is more difficult, that’s why all we can do is breathe down the neck of Arsenal, being there, and try if they sleep, if they make something (a mistake), use it."
City’s win was also notable historically, completing their first league double over Liverpool since 1937.
Fixtures in focus Arsenal face a challenging schedule in the coming weeks, including league trips to Brentford, Wolves and Tottenham, alongside home fixtures against Chelsea and Brighton, plus an FA Cup tie with Wigan.
City return to Premier League action with a home match against Fulham, before an FA Cup fourth-round clash with Salford City, Newcastle, Leeds and Nottingham Forest follow shortly after.
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