City closed the gap on league leaders Arsenal to just one point after a dominant 4-0 win away at Brighton on Thursday (25.04.24) but Guardiola knows that his team is susceptible to the shock results like the defeats Liverpool have suffered to Everton and Crystal Palace recently.

The coach explained: "I said to the players what happened to Liverpool can happen to us and can happen to Arsenal.

"People didn’t expect them to lose against Crystal Palace and yesterday but it can happen to us – it’s football.

"Everton is playing to avoid the relegation zone and we have a similar game at Nottingham Forest and they play for their lives.

"Maybe because they were a real contender of ours for many years, my appreciation for Liverpool is higher than ever.

"Still it (the title) is there (for Liverpool) because I know the character of their team. They are going to fight until the end and we have to do it too."

City are chasing a record fourth Premier League title in a row but Guardiola is uncertain if the past glories of his players will have an impact in the season's closing weeks.

He said: "I would love to say yes but I don’t know.

"What we have done in the past doesn’t mean it’s going to happen in the future. To do it again, you have to make it happen. We know what we’re playing for.

"We know that if we don’t win or we draw, we will not have a chance to fight until the end, so of course the pressure is there, otherwise we cannot perform that well.

"Five games left and on to the next."