Guardiola Praises Arsenal, Title Race Heats Up

0:00On April 17th, Pep Guardiola is straight up praising Arsenal ahead of their massive Premier League clash at Manchester City this Sunday at 4.30 p.m. British summer time. He says he loves watching them play because he picks up tons of new ideas from their game. Arsenal's sitting six points clear at the top, chasing a potential league and Champions League double with a semi-final against Atlético Madrid coming. Their style under Miguel Arteta has drawn some heat lately, relying on set pieces for 37% of their 62 league goals this season, and scraping just two from open play in the last five matches. Still, Pep respects that fire after their 22-year drought without a Premier League title. Arsenal slipped up with a shock home loss to Bournemouth last weekend, letting City bounce back with a big win at Chelsea. That flipped the odds big time, per optistettes. Arsenal's title shot dropped from 97% to 87%, while City's jumped, from 3% to 13%.

1:01They drew with the Emirates back in September, but City holds a mental edge after that two-neil caribou cup final win at Wimbly last month. Pep admits the race could be done for his squad with six games left if they drop point Sunday, but he's hyped about their form. Everything's lined up perfect at the Eddyhead, with a sold-out crowd. City's got a real shot to cut that gap and shake up the title fight. This one's going to be epic.