Published: 16:21, 31 October 2025 | Updated: 16:22, 31 October 2025

Pep Guardiola believes the Premier League is back to its competitive best and likened a new-found unpredictability to the NBA.

Guardiola’s Manchester City have dominated the division since 2017, winning six of the last eight titles, and are six points behind Arsenal going into Sunday’s clash with second-placed Bournemouth.

The City boss is an avid fan of basketball, with seven different teams crowned NBA champions in the last seven years, and can see similarities to an increasingly condensed Premier League.

‘I remember when I was in Munich, always I heard the rumour here in England that it is more difficult and that everyone can beat everyone,’ Guardiola said.

‘Always I had that sense. Maybe Liverpool and ourselves changed the dynamic in being so consistent with so many points – every season more than 90.

‘(Now) maybe the Premier League is back to what it always has been – everyone can beat everyone.

Manchester City's Pep Guardiola believes the Premier League is back to its competitive best

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