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Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City defeated Hull City 3-0 on Boxing Day, but his team are 7 points behind Chelsea and City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted it’ll be difficult for his team to catch up with Chelsea.

The former Barcelona boss said: “Liverpool went so close one year because they had one game a week and last year, for Leicester, it happened the same.

“This time Chelsea and Liverpool are the ones. We have played seven more than them – and important games like the Champions League – which is why it will be tough.

“But football is unpredictable. We have to do absolutely everything to be there. Sometimes when you believe something is done it isn’t.

“What we have to do is win every game and analyse and see if that is enough.”