Article by Adrian Duţă – Published on Sunday, 08 February 2026 23:28 / Updated on Sunday, 08 February 2026 23:41
The Cormorants went 1-0 up thanks to Szoboszlai's superb strike, but Erling Haaland was the hero of an incredible comeback for Manchester City with a goal and an assist.
Manager Pep Guardiola insisted his side are ready to take advantage of any Arsenal misstep.
Pep Guardiola: “We will take advantage of any Arsenal mistake”
“All we can do is blow Arsenal's backs, be there and try to take advantage if they slip, if they make a mistake. We will take advantage of any mistake,” Guardiola said, as quoted by mirror.co.uk.
The Catalan then spoke about the Liverpool derby: “It's very difficult, Anfield is Anfield, with its tradition, its history and its fans. Here everything seems smaller, tighter and the pitch is not like the Etihad Stadium. Plus the players they have and all that.
Of course we would have been disappointed and all the questions would have been whether the title fight was over, but 6 points difference is much better than 9 points
It's still a long way, given how strong Arsenal are in all departments. It's better to be close. I said it, 13 stages means a lot in the Premier League”.
Bernardo Silva: “The title fight was over if we lost”
Bernardo Silva, who scored the goal in the 1-1 draw for City, went even further, saying their title chances would be over if they lost and moved nine points behind Arsenal.
“The whole team knew before the game that the title fight is over if we lose this game. We felt we had to win and this result brings us closer, there is hope and we will fight until the end. We have to keep doing our job, like we didn't at the beginning of the year“, said Bernardo Silva.
Manchester City remained in the coast of Arsenal
After 25 rounds played in the Premier League, Arsenal is in 2nd place, 6 points behind the leader Arsenal. Liverpool is far away, in 6th place, with only 39 points.
The “Cormorants” remained 5 points behind Manchester United, the team in 4th place.
