Man City have lost control of the Premier League title race: Guardiola

Man City have lost control of the Premier League title race: GuardiolaMan City’s 3-3 draw at Everton has left them five points adrift of leaders Arsenal albeit with a game in hand.Manchester City manager ‌‌Pep Guardiola has admitted that the Premier League title race has slipped out ⁠⁠of his team’s ⁠⁠control after they were held to a chaotic 3-3 draw at Everton.“It’s now not in our hands; before it was, ⁠⁠now no,” Guardiola said after the match on Monday.“Four games we have [remaining] in the Premier League. They will be quite similar, and we’ll see what happens.”City had the chance to ⁠⁠draw level on points with leaders Arsenal with victories over Everton on Monday and Brentford five days later.Instead, they find themselves five points adrift, albeit with a game in hand, and needing a wobble from Arsenal.Guardiola was left to reflect on ‌‌a point salvaged rather than three secured at Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool.“It’s better than losing,” he said. “We’d rather win. We play for that, and we just showed what a team we are. We tried everything. The players were aggressive.”Winger Jeremy Doku struck the dramatic equaliser in the 97th minute to complete a double on the night and echoed his manager’s frustration while ⁠⁠insisting City had not abandoned belief with four league ⁠⁠games still to play.“It’s painful now, but there’s still a lot of games to go, and anything can happen,” Doku said. “We’ll keep on fighting. We owe it to ourselves and our fans.”City ⁠⁠striker Erling Haaland, who scored in the 83rd minute, could be heard saying, “We’re still in it,” as he shook ⁠⁠hands with his teammates after the final whistle.Following ⁠⁠Saturday’s game against Brentford, City face Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, and Aston Villa in their final three league games.