Pep Guardiola 'enjoys watching' Arsenal as he sends Man City warning ahead of title decider

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola spoke about the power that Arsenal possess in the rest of the title race

Pep Guardiola conceded that Manchester City cannot match Arsenal's motivation for winning the Premier League title as the Gunners look to claim the trophy for the first time since they left Highbury. The City boss, who also defended Arsenal's style, knows that there is still lots for the Blues to overcome if they are to pip the current leaders to another crown.

City's squad has seen plenty of change over the last three transfer windows, with most of the Treble winners moving on and new players coming in that are looking to make their mark on the club's history. The new-look side has already won admirers, with Rayan Cherki one of the most entertaining players in the league and City refusing to lean into the league-wide trend of focusing on set-pieces that Arsenal have led the way on.

Guardiola maintained that he does enjoy watching Arsenal, and spoke highly of their achievements this season in topping the league to this point and being the only English team to reach the Champions League semi-finals. And having known the feeling of waiting to win the first league title with City, Arsenal's wait since 2004 is an advantage that the Blues cannot match.

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"People are so demanding. So demanding for the media, for the supporters, for everyone," he said. "I enjoy watching them (Arsenal), I learn a lot for many things and what people want is to win. We fight an aspect that is really important that we cannot fight against - that is 22 years without winning the Premier League. We cannot fight that aspect, they have something that is unique.

"I know that feeling when we arrived here and Manuel [Pellegrini] and [Roberto] Mancini had did it, but for our era winning the first I know how you feel it. That is something that we cannot play against, that's why we have to focus on the way we have to play."