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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Alex Brotherton

Pep Guardiola claims Man City have a new Premier League title rival

Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League table yesterday, but Pep Guardiola is wary that his side has a new direct rival to fend off.

City returned to the summit thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 win away at Leicester that was decided by a spectacular Kevin de Bruyne free-kick. Should Arsenal fail to beat Nottingham Forest on Sunday afternoon then the Blues will remain top of the pile until next weekend.

Arsenal being City's closest rival in the Premier League standings has come as something of a surprise - many expected City and Liverpool to once again go head-to-head for the title, but since Jurgen Klopp's side beat City two weeks ago they have suffered defeats to Forest and Leeds, and now find themselves 13 points adrift of City.

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