Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City’s Premier League title challenge ‘will be over’ if they fail to beat resurgent West Ham on Saturday. 

City could kick off at the London Stadium 10 points behind leaders Arsenal should the Gunners beat Everton earlier in the day, and must bounce back from the disappointment of a 0-3 Champions League drubbing at the hands of Real Madrid on Wednesday. “The English Premier League always is the most difficult one [title to win] and still we are there, knowing that if we drop points, it’ll be over,” said Guardiola on Friday.