Pep Guardiola says he ‘has a feeling’ that Arsenal, Liverpool and ‘another’ Premier League team will drop ‘few’ points in the title race.

Arsenal will look to maintain their three-point lead at the top of the table on Sunday when they welcome London rivals Crystal Palace to the Emirates Stadium.

Mikel Arteta’s side have won six games in a row – conceding just one goal in that time – and thrashed Atletico Madrid 4-0 in the Champions League last time out.

Arsenal are now the favourites to win the Premier League and Guardiola cannot see the Gunners dropping ‘many points’ in the title race.

The Manchester City boss said the same about Liverpool before the defending champions lost their fourth league game in a row on Saturday night, suffering a 3-2 defeat at Brentford.

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