Pep Guardiola acknowledged the scale of the task of catching the league leaders after Arsenal began the season conceding just three goals. The Manchester City manager said the Gunners have made it difficult for opponents to even register shots on target, leaving him convinced stopping them will be a significant challenge.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they continue this way\u2014they play games, they don\u2019t concede goals, not even clear chances, and they win and win\u2014oh my God, it will be almost impossible [to catch Arsenal], but always you expect you will be better and they can drop points. All we can do is win our games and be there close.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have to come here, and there are many things in the season that we will experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s exceptional what they have been doing for two or three seasons. It looks like every time it\u2019s closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we are in early November, and early November nobody wins the title. You can lose it, but nobody wins the title.\u201d<\/p>\n
The comments came as Arsenal continued to build a lead at the top. It was put to Arteta on Friday that the only side capable of stopping Arsenal\u2019s push might be Arsenal themselves. The boss was in no mood to entertain such suggestions , stressing that clubs such as City and Liverpool remain too strong to dismiss at this stage, even as Arsenal have opened up some breathing room.<\/p>\n
So far this season only City and Liverpool have taken points from Arsenal, while Newcastle United are the only other side to have scored against the Gunners. With two of Arsenal\u2019s closest rivals meeting in Sunday\u2019s final fixture of the gameweek, the club will hope to have extended their advantage over at least one of those teams by the end of the round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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