Overview
- A 1-1 draw at the London Stadium left City nine points behind Arsenal with eight league matches remaining and one game in hand.
- Bernardo Silva opened the scoring before Konstantinos Mavropanos equalised from a corner after a Gianluigi Donnarumma failed punch.
- Guardiola maintained the race is not finished yet he admitted a "bad selection" in not starting Rayan Cherki and lamented a lack of cutting edge.
- Rodri suggested the gap may be too large but pledged City will keep fighting, underscoring internal doubts about retaining the crown.
- Erling Haaland’s drought persisted to three goals in his last 12 league games as City turn to a daunting Real Madrid second leg and the Carabao Cup final against Arsenal.