1. Guardiola sticks to his guns over title chase Pep Guardiola has refused to concede that Manchester City’s title chase is over after Monday’s 3-3 draw with Everton , despite insisting it would be finished if every game from last month’s victory over Arsenal were not won. City beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium on 19 April and went on to win 1-0 at Burnley and go level on points with Mikel Arteta’s pacesetters, above them on goals scored. But they now find themselves five points behind after failing to win at Hill Dickinson Stadium, so even if City’s game in hand is won they cannot overhaul Arsenal without their title rivals also dropping points in their final three games. Reminded of his desire for a perfect run-in, expressed before the Arsenal game and the 1-1 draw with West Ham on 14 March, Guardiola said of winning the title: “Well, it is more difficult because we are facing the team that is going to play the final of the Champions League. We dropped two points in a tough game against Everton.…