When Guardiola saw Son burst through he thought the title was gone

PEP Guardiola feared that City’s title chances were over in the moment that Son Heung-min bore down on goal, saying Arsenal would have won the Premier League if the Tottenham forward had scored.

- JOE BRAY

Guardiola thought history was repeating itself as chief-tormentor Son raced through after a Manu Akanji slip looking to score an equaliser that would have left City trailing Arsenal going into the final day.

City had never won at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League, only breaking their goalless, winless run of five straight defeats in the FA Cup in January.

“You know how many times Son punishes us the last seven, eight years? How many goals they score with Harry Kane? Oh my god,” Guardiola said.

“We define here how is the team,” he continued.

“Ortega saves the actions, otherwise Arsenal are champions, that is the reality. Margins are so tight.