Pep Guardiola has told his Manchester City aces that they need to win six in a row to take a fourth Premier League title in five years - and anything less will hand it to Liverpool. The Blues reclaimed top spot by beating Brighton 3-0, just 24 hours after Liverpool's 4-0 hammering of Manchester United had seen them leapfrog into top spot.
City can consolidate that lead by beating Watford on Saturday, as Jurgen Klopp's team take on Everton in the Merseyside derby the following day. They left it until the second half to grab goals from Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva to see off some strong Brighton resistance.
And Guardiola warned that any kind of let-up now will hand the advantage to their rivals, citing the 2018-19 title race, when Liverpool pursued them all the way to the last day. He also pointed out that the result meant the Blues have definitely qualified for next season's Champions League.
