Pep Guardiola says Man City were excellent but title race is far from over
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPep Guardiola said that Manchester City's draw at Southampton was a timely reminder that the Premier League title race is far from over.
The Blues took a point on the south coast as Aymeric Laporte 's second-half header cancelled out Kyle Walker-Peters' first-half goal for Saints.
And while City stuttered in the final third and looked vulnerable at the back, Guardiola dismissed the idea that City had been below their usual standard in the opening 45 minutes.
But he did think that the two dropped points, which gives Liverpool the chance to trim the lead to six points if they win their two games in hand - starting with a trip to Crystal Palace tomorrow - underlined his assertion that the title race was far from over. "I have to tell you what I said before," he said. "Even today, winning the game the title race would not be over. "No-one is champions in January.
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