My players like pressure - Guardiola on title race

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes his players are thriving under the pressure of the Premier League title race."They like to play the pressure," the City manager said. "They like it when you are dead or alive."

Guardiola, speaking on Saturday after the Luton match, added: "That doesn't mean we are going to do it but I am pretty sure we will be there until the end because I know them, I see their faces in the meetings before games and how they prepare. "That means we'll be Premier League champions? No, no. I am not saying that. But we will compete, that is for sure."The two-point margin separating the top three teams means it remains the tightest title race at this stage of a season since 1998-99.

City move on to two decisive knockout games this week - against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday and Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday.BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on Franklin star and Leyton Orient fan Daniel Mays to predict the outcome of this weekend's Premier League games.We've launched three separate channels - BBC Sport, BBC Football and BBC Cricket - to give you another way to stay up to date.

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