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City-Everton 3-3 Draw; Arsenal Leads, Must Beat West Ham

5/5/2026

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Doku Scores

Manchester City drew 3-3 with Everton after Jeremy Doku’s late goal, leaving Arsenal five points ahead.
Pundits Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry said Arsenal must beat West Ham on Sunday, with Carragher insisting a win secures the league and Henry warning against early celebration.
Pep Guardiola described City’s first-half as “really good” but blamed a loss of control in the second half for the equaliser.

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Guardiola Relinquishes Race

Pep Guardiola, Manchester City manager, said Manchester City have no control over the title race and that Arsenal are now the favourites.
He made the remark after a dramatic draw with Everton.
The comment came with only four games remaining in the season.
The commentary was published on 2026-05-05 by a center-leaning outlet with a reliability score of 26.88.

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Guardiola Warns

Pep Guardiola warned that abandoning emotion would stop comebacks and said his squad could not show a better effort.
He reminded Manchester City that four league games remain and each must be won to stay in the title race.
Manchester City play Brentford at the Etihad on Saturday.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta must ready his side for the Champions League semi-final second leg versus Atletico Madrid before domestic matches.

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Doku Scores

Manchester City drew 3-3 with Everton after Jeremy Doku’s late goal, leaving Arsenal five points ahead.
Pundits Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry said Arsenal must beat West Ham on Sunday, with Carragher insisting a win secures the league and Henry warning against early celebration.
Pep Guardiola described City’s first-half as “really good” but blamed a loss of control in the second half for the equaliser.

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