Pep Guardiola has admitted Manchester City cannot afford to lose any further ground on Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Arsenal hold an eight-point advantage over City, who travel to Leeds on Wednesday night, with Guardiola's side having been overtaken in second place by Newcastle. Guardiola claimed City have a “terrible” schedule in January, with games against Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham and Wolves in the league.
City also take on Chelsea in the FA Cup and Southampton in the EFL Cup, with Guardiola's side facing six fixtures in 18 days. Against that backdrop, Guardiola admitted there is no margin for error in City's pursuit of Mikel Arteta's table-topping Gunners, who have shown no signs of folding.
