Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City stars that a shock defeat against Leicester on Saturday could end their hopes of winning the Premier League title. Guardiola’s side host second-bottom Leicester knowing a victory would close the gap on leaders Arsenal to three points. But the City manager is convinced Arsenal will not slip up again after last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Liverpool gave the champions renewed hope of a fifth title in six seasons. Arsenal make the short trip across London to face struggling West Ham on Sunday, with Guardiola expecting Mikel Arteta’s men to punish any slip from second-placed City against Leicester. 

“Everybody knows that if we lose games we lose competitions. That’s why our attention to details is higher. It’s the same tomorrow—if we lose the game, we will not be champions. If we win we could still be there. But we cannot forget, we are six points behind Arsenal, a team who have dropped few points during the season and have one game a week, with a lot of time for recovery, to analyse and prepare for games,” Guardiola said on Friday.