Pep: No margin for error

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Pep Guardiola has admitted Manchester City have no margin for error in the title race after labouring to a 3-0 win over bottom side Hull.

City could ill afford to drop points at the KCOM Stadium after Premier League leaders Chelsea won their 12th game in succession earlier on Boxing Day.

They eventually prevailed in a drab game by scoring three times in the final 18 minutes against the spirited Tigers.

The result lifted City back to second in the table, but they still trail Chelsea by seven points ahead of a trip to another title rival, Liverpool, at the weekend.

Guardiola said: “Sometimes you play before [Chelsea], sometimes later – but it doesn’t matter when one team has won 12 in a row. It’s like a final for us if you want to be there until the end of the season.”

Guardiola believes Chelsea and Liverpool have an advantage because of their lack of European …

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