London, March 13 -- Pep Guardiola has said the Premier League title race will be "over" if his Manchester City side drop points at West Ham on Saturday.
Second-placed City sit seven points behind leaders Arsenal though with a game in hand - nine games remaining compared to Arsenal's eight. The sides also meet in a potentially pivotalfixture at Etihad Stadium on April 19.
However, Guardiola is not looking beyond this weekend, saying: "Now it's West Ham. The Premier League is the most difficult title, according to BBC sport.
"We're still there, knowing that if we drop points it will be over. West Ham are battling at the other end in the table and find themselves in the relegation zone, below 17th-placed Nottingham Forest on goal difference...