{"id":216,"date":"2026-03-27T03:08:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T03:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=216"},"modified":"2026-03-27T03:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T03:08:56","slug":"its-on-john-terry-says-there-is-one-big-reason-why-man-city-can-still-beat-arsenal-to-the-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=216","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;It&#8217;s On&#8221; &#8211; John Terry Says There Is One Big Reason Why Man City Can Still Beat Arsenal To The Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<article>\n<p><strong>Chelsea legend John Terry says Man City\u2019s 2-0 win against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final demonstrates they can chase down the Gunners at the top of the Premier League table.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pep Guardiola<\/strong>\u2018s side put in a dominant performance at Wembley, and Terry has declared that the \u201ctitle race is officially on\u201d after witnessing their display on Sunday:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere has this Man City team and performance been all season. What a second half, absolutely dominated Arsenal. They\u2019ve been the best team in the Premier League all season, but when Man City are like this, they\u2019re untouchable. So much talent going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/mancitynews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?240402-33626\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on Man City News<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cArsenal were boxed in and couldn\u2019t get out. What a performance, also, how much of an impact will this have on the Premier League title race? Mentally for both teams here, one for Arsenal in negative way but also for Man City today, knowing we can still win it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a big shout, but it\u2019s on, the title race is officially on.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Man City have a lot of ground to make up<\/h2>\n<p>Heading into the international break, Guardiola\u2019s men are 9 points behind their title rivals, albeit having a game in hand.<\/p>\n<p>The Cityzens will also host the Gunners at the Etihad Stadium next month, so there is a chance of reducing the gap to 3 points.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, to win the title, the Manchester side would probably need to win all 8 of their remaining matches, whilst also needing Arsenal to slip up more than once.<\/p>\n<h2>What are Man City\u2019s chances of winning the title?<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed theme=\"sp-theme\" customer-id=\"0b629b85ba2abe5ff39df9829ee5fb57\" image-id=\"ARCH395012_00230001\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; aspect-ratio: 8497\/5673; max-width: 8497px;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>While Terry still thinks it\u2019s possible for Guardiola\u2019s team to finish top, the statisticians at Opta are much less confident.<\/p>\n<p>They have given City just a 2.78% chance of finishing in 1st place, while the Gunners\u2019 odds are as high as 97.22%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more news on Man City? 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