Pep Guardiola says Manchester City can’t decide their own fate in the Premier League anymore. Still, even as they push after Arsenal at the top, each day feels good to him. The pressure grows, yet his enjoyment doesn’t fade. Chasing hard, City keep moving, while the outcome slips further from their grasp.

Three points dropped by Arsenal opened the door just a crack. City roared through it with a sharp 3-0 win against Brentford under Saturday's lights. The gap atop the standings sits at two, narrow but still there. With only three games remaining, hope for Guardiola’s side hinges on someone else’s mistake. Their fate is no longer fully in their hands.

Pep Guardiola relishing the pressure despite Arsenal's advantage

“It’s not in our hands now,” Guardiola admitted. “They have to drop points. The only thing we can do is win our games and wait to see what happens.”
Midway through January, Manchester City stopped losing in the league.

The Spaniard finds joy in tough moments like these. His squad stayed steady when it mattered most after winter passed. They won the League Cup already this year. Praise came naturally to him about their run despite how tight the title battle turned.

That match at Wembley, set for May 16, carries weight - Guardiola called it the finest contest of the campaign. With Chelsea waiting, he framed the FA Cup showdown as something more than just another final
“I love it. At minimum, we will finish second this season,” Guardiola said.

“Last year, we were fighting just to qualify for the Champions League, and it was very difficult.”

“We already have the Carabao Cup in our pocket and now we have an FA Cup final at Wembley. There’s still a lot to fight for.” Facing tough fixtures ahead, Manchester City must tackle Crystal Palace, then head into battle with Bournemouth before closing out against Aston Villa. The run-in doesn’t ease up one bit for them during these final stretches of the season.

“Our schedule is really demanding, but it’s only two more weeks,” Guardiola said. “At the end, you can lose, but we will try to do our job and see what happens.”

Besides brushing off claims of growing friction within the team, the City manager highlighted how focused the players have stayed all season long. Still, he pointed to their determination rather than any outside pressure
shaping their performance.

“When you arrive at this stage fighting with Arsenal after so many changes in the squad, you realise how special this group is,” he said.
“The spirit of the team, the way they help each other, and how they work every single day in training - it is a joy to work with them.”

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