City will become the first team to win four straight top-flight titles if they beat both Spurs and West Ham United over the next six days.
But Guardiola has lost all four league matches at Spurs’ new stadium and disputed that winning the title is a foregone conclusion, while also taking a jab at the spending of City’s competitors — including ailing rivals Manchester United.
‘It (the Premier League) is boring? It is not boring,’ Guardiola said.
‘It’s so difficult to be here again and we want to win it. It surprises me a lot when people say, “City are not going to lose, it’s impossible that they drop points” — of course we can.
'It’s nice (to hear) but I don’t pay attention one second because it’s not true. Before, do you know what (the criticism of City) was? It was the money. But for that reason, United should have won all the titles. All of them. And the second, Chelsea all the titles. And third, Arsenal. They’ve spent more in the last five years than us. They should be there. They are not there.’
Guardiola admitted to nerves before going to Spurs but was left bewildered when Sir Alex Ferguson’s phrase, ‘squeaky bum time’, was put to him.
‘Can we translate?’ he asked. ‘A lot of pressure? Why did Sir Alex not make an easier sentence? We will feel the tension and the nerves, of course, otherwise it would be a bad sign.’
Meanwhile, City are hoping to sign Vivianne Miedema on a free transfer after Arsenal confirmed she would leave the club at the end of the season.
The Gunners have declined to extend the forward’s contract and Gareth Taylor’s side hope to pull off what would be a huge coup.
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