WE COULD STILL STUMBLE WARNS WARY GUARDIOLA

to do it and United win the league, all we can say is congratulations to United, reflect on what we’ve done badly in the last month and move forward.

“But in football it can happen. Football is full of emotions but what we have to try to do is focus and win our games.”

United can cut the gap to seven points with wins against West Brom today and Bournemouth on Wednesday before their neighbours next play in the league.

City need two victories from six games to be champions, and while Guardiola knows they control their destiny, he admitted they could still implode with the finishing line in sight. He used the example of Real Madrid losing six of their last seven games in the 2003-04 season to hand the Spanish title to Valencia.

“So of course it can happen, no doubt about that,” he added.

“Since November or December, we’re already champions. When I saw the pundits in November, they said it’s already done, it’s impossible for City to drop points.

“But in one week we lost three games. That happened. It’s in our hands, though.

It’s up to us to win our games, and we’re able to win two games.”

City will be without Sergio Aguero today. He is still struggling with a knee injury aggravated by a challenge from Ashley Young in the derby.

Aguero came on in the 3-2 defeat to United and in the

2-1 Champions League loss to Liverpool in midweek, even though he was not fully fit.

The striker could miss the bulk of the run-in to ensure he does not jeopardise his chances of being fit for Argentina at the World

Cup.