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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Joe Bray

Pep Guardiola insists 'winners' Arsenal did not bottle Premier League title race vs Man City

Arsenal are 'winners' in the Premier League this season, despite falling short in their title challenge against Manchester City, Guardiola says.

City trailed Arsenal by eight points at various points of the season, but the Blues fought back and sealed the title this weekend thanks to Arsenal's defeat at Nottingham Forest. City followed that with a 12th successive league win over Chelsea and celebrated their title in front of the Etihad fans with two games to spare.

Reflecting on City's title win, Guardiola paid tribute to Arsenal's season and insisted they did not 'bottle' their title chances.

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