Manchester City vs Watford: 'Nothing changes' in the Premier League title race, says City boss Pep Guardiola after the 5-1 win

Premier League leaders Manchester City registered a five star victory against relegation-threatened Watford on Saturday. The 5-1 victory helped Pep Guardiola’s side to move four points clear of second-placed Liverpool, who will take on Everton in the Merseyside derby on Sunday. Gabriel Jesus was the star-performer on the day as the Brazilian netted four goals to lead his side to a dominant victory. Meanwhile the best goal of the match was scored by Rodri when his brilliant long-range effort went past the visiting keeper into the top corner.

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With five more league games remaining for Man City, Guardiola has downplayed the four-point gap, calling all the remaining games a ‘final’.

He told Sky Sports: “Nothing changes. When we won against Brighton we were two points behind [before the game], now we’re four in front. Brighton was a ‘final’. We had another ‘final’ today and we won it. Now we have an opportunity to play a ‘final’ against Leeds.

“Nothing changes. We have to win all five games to be champions.

“We started with having a goal in the first minutes of the first half and second half, that was good. We didn’t defend well in the back, we were not aggressive enough. Defending is a question of attitude, it’s not a question of skills or abilities, and we were not good.

“But the players at the front, not only Gabriel Jesus for his incredible four goals, but Raheem, Jack, Kevin, all of them, they were brilliant.”

Jesus also provided the assist for Rodri’s stunning strike. “If there was one person who deserves the best of his life for him and his family and friends, it’s Gabriel,” Guardiola said of his striker.

“All of us at the club and locker room, when he has one of these situations we are happy for him because he is so generous and it doesn’t matter what position he is going to play, he always fights, he always helps for his mates. It was fantastic.”