‘It is important for us’ – Pep Guardiola reveals what Manchester City must do after 1-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has urged his players to ensure to stay closer to Arsenal and maintain a healthy gap over 5th place Tottenham Hotspur to secure Champions League qualification for next season.

Manchester City are five points behind league leaders Arsenal and six points ahead of 5th placed Tottenham Hotspur.

“It’s important for us to be close and to leave fifth, which is Tottenham right now, far away to secure qualification for the Champions League,” Guardiola said.

“The team started really well in many things – but after a mistake we made two weeks ago, we repeated it again.”