‘Breathe down the neck of Arsenal’ - Guardiola declares war in Premier League title race with Gunners

Man City secured a dramatic 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday evening, igniting the title race with Arsenal.

City appeared to be heading for a nine-point deficit in the title chase after Dominik Szoboszlai put Liverpool ahead with a spectacular free-kick. 

However, a late surge saw Bernardo Silva equalise with just six minutes of normal time remaining before Erling Haaland converted a last-gasp penalty to secure the win.

Speaking after the game, Guardiola spoke about putting pressure on Arsenal in the race for the Premier League title.

"All we can now do is breathe down the neck of Arsenal and be there," Guardiola stated. "If they sleep, if they make a mistake, then we have to use it. 

“It’s a big gap, but many things can still happen. It’s 13 games in the Premier League—from my little bit of experience, that is a lot of time."

The win marked City's first league double over Liverpool in 89 years and was only their fourth victory in their last 54 visits to Anfield. 

Haaland's penalty was also the latest-ever winning goal by a visiting team at Anfield in the Premier League.

"We’ve won – we finally won at Anfield," a relieved Guardiola added. "We just need victories like this as we have many good things to fight for – the title, Champions League and Carabao Cup. This is an incredibly tough place to come, so I’m really proud."

The victory reduces the gap to league leaders Arsenal to six points, with City having a chance to narrow it further when they face Fulham on Wednesday