Manchester City needs a ‘miracle’ to lead Arsenal to Premier League title after draw with West Ham United, but Josep Guardiola insists ‘it’s not over yet’

Bernardo Silva’s stunning goal at the London Stadium was canceled out by Konstantinos Mavropanos and they were never able to regain the lead against Nuno Espirito Santo’s tenacious side, who climbed out of the relegation zone at the final whistle.

TNT Sports pundit Joe Cole was asked after the game if he thought their title shot was over, and he gave his honest assessment.

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“They’re still a top, top team, but I don’t think they’ll drop that many points against Arsenal, especially considering the draw in the Champions League (against Bayer Leverkusen).

“We know this is a different competition, their games won’t be as mentally draining. I think they have a nice route to the final, so I think it’s in Arsenal’s hands.”

Guardiola: “It’s not over until it’s over”

Asked about those comments, he told TNT Sports: “Who said that? It’s not over yet. We haven’t lost. It’s not over. We’ll keep going.”

“We have a great team and spirit. We put an incredible effort in Madrid and how we did in the first half. We felt better and put more energy into the second half with incredibly talented players. In the last two games we played much, much better.”

‘It’s not over yet’ – Guardiola continues to challenge for title after West Ham draw

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“We are a great team. We played very well. Players come and go until we can’t continue. We had the quality to score, but we didn’t score enough goals. They punished us.”

“Now we will rest and prepare for the match against Madrid and give everything. These are the players who deserve it. Nine points against Arsenal is a lot, but it happened.”

“It’s a home match, so we have to try until the end. When that’s not possible, we congratulate the champions, but we have to try.”

Guardiola watched the match from the stands as he was shown his sixth yellow card of the season in the FA Cup defeat to Newcastle United, serving the first of a two-match touchline suspension.

“It was perfect,” Guardiola said. “I love being there (in the stands).

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“I’m going to complain more to the referee to get more yellow cards. Let’s try again. It was different, more relaxed. We talked during half-time and in the second half, trying to get creative players in position.”