Pep Guardiola urges Manchester City to focus on themselves in title race

• Manager wants team to improve in order to challenge Liverpool
• ‘I still like this group, I love them and I trust them’

Pep Guardiola has never had to win a title by coming from behind, so he was pleased that Liverpool missed the opportunity in their last game to extend their lead to seven points.

Five is a more bridgeable gap and Manchester City could make a big dent in it this week by virtue of playing a game more than their rivals. The only problem is that taking maximum points from three games in eight days is a tall order when one’s opponents are Arsenal, Everton and Chelsea.

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