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Pep Guardiola urges his Manchester City side to 'handle the pressure' after they returned to the top of the table... as he insists the defending champions 'have to win' ALL eight of their remaining games to hold off Liverpool in the title race

Daily Mail | April 2, 2022

Related Topics: Pep Guardiola, Liverpool F.C., Manchester City F.C., Jürgen Klopp, Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, Turf Moor, Watford F.C.

Pep Guardiola told his Manchester City players to embrace the escalating pressure of this title race after preserving their place on top.

First-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan saw City cruise to victory over Burnley at Turf Moor – shortly after Liverpool had briefly leapfrogged the champions by beating Watford.

Liverpool’s form has seen Guardiola insist that City can ill-afford to drop any points from now until the end of the season if they are to defend the title.

Kevin De Bruyne gave Manchester City the lead in the first half at Turf Moor on Saturday
Raheem Sterling (R) then set up Ilkay Gundogan (R) to double City's advantage

‘There are eight games left, 24 points.

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