"Who said [the title race is over]? It's not over. We didn't lose. It's not over. We will continue. We have an incredible team, spirit, we had an incredible amount of effort in [the Champions League against Real] Madrid and how we played first half. More shape, and we put energy in the second half with incredibly talented players."
"Nine points is a lot against Arsenal, but it happened. We have the game at home, so we have to try until the end. When it is not possible, then we congratulate the champion, but we have to try."
"The only team to win a Premier League title having ended the day at least nine points behind the top, having played 30 or more games, is City themselves in 2013-14 (nine points behind top on April 20 after 33 games)."
Manchester City drew 1-1 with West Ham, falling nine points behind Arsenal following the Gunners' 2-0 victory over Everton. Bernardo Silva's opening goal was cancelled out by Konstantinos Mavropanos's header four minutes later. This marked City's 13th conceded equalising goal this season, their highest in Premier League history. Despite pre-match comments suggesting dropped points would end their title hopes, Guardiola rejected the notion that the race is over. He emphasized City's quality, effort, and upcoming home fixture against Arsenal, noting that historically City themselves won the title in 2013-14 after trailing by nine points with 30+ games played. Guardiola committed to fighting until mathematically eliminated.
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