Pep wants goals as title could come down to goal difference
Pep Guardiola is urging his Manchester City side to rack up the goals in a title race that could go right down to the wire.
The City boss not only thinks the Premier League could be settled on the final day of the season, but that it could come down to goal difference.
Champions City currently trail leaders Liverpool by three points but could return to the top - on goal difference, albeit having played a game more - with victory at Everton tonight.
City’s goal difference stands at plus 46, five better than Liverpool’s, having scored 66 goals prior to the game at Goodison Park.
Guardiola said: “The first message is to win the game and the second one is; if you can score, score and if you can avoid conceding, do it because maybe you could win the Premier League on goal difference.
“While we are not going to say to the guys we have to win 25-zero, first you have to win the game and then second try, because it can happen.
“I’m pretty sure the winner will be the last fixture or the last two. I’m sure of that.”
City have been reinstalled as title favourites by bookmakers following Liverpool’s wobbles in the past week. Jurgen Klopp’s men have looked nervous in successive 1-1 draws against Leicester and West Ham.
But Guardiola is not reading too much into that yet, particularly with plenty more to occupy his mind this month.
City’s Champions League challenge resumes with a trip to Schalke, they face Chelsea again in the Carabao Cup final and there is also an FA Cup fifth-round tie to fit in.