Pep brushes off title race talk as focus is on Leeds

PEP GUARDIOLA has refused to discuss the pressure of the title race, insisting he was “not here to give advice” to rival manager Mikel Arteta.

- By ANDY HAMPSON

Guardiola’s Manchester City trail Arteta’s Arsenal by five points at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand.

The City boss is well-versed in the pressures of such situations, having led his side to six titles and triumphed in a further six league campaigns with Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

By contrast Arteta is chasing his maiden league crown - a position his opposite number claims he has no memory of.

Asked if he could identify with the pressure Arteta was feeling, Guardiola said: “I don’t remember. I’m not here to give advice to Mikel.”