When Manchester City hosted Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, almost everyone expected the defending champions to march to a routine win. The north London giants entered on the back of a three-game losing streak while Guardiola's men hadn't suffered a defeat in ages.
However, Conte's side delivered an electric performance away to the Cityzens, with Harry Kane in particular leading his team to a 3-2 triumph as the Three Lions superstar scored the winning goal deep into stoppage time. That result has now blown the Premier League title race wide open!
Initially, Bernardo Silva and Co. were in danger of running away with it. However, Manchester City now boast a mere six-point advantage over Liverpool despite playing a game extra, with Guardiola's side and Klopp's men set to face off in early April in what could be a title decider.
This has now forced Pep into making an honest admission, with the Spanish tactician confessing that the title race is back on. Additionally, the former Barcelona boss fired a warning at his players, stating that henceforth every game is a must-win tie for them if the Cityzens wish to retain their league crown.
"We have to fight for every game and every game we are going to win we will be closer," Guardiola told reporters, as per Goal.
"I said weeks ago we have to make a lot of points to be champions and this is what we will try to do.
"I think we performed well – honestly. I never said the title race was over. It's normal. In January and February the teams at the bottom won their games because everyone fights for everything. It will be difficult. We know it.
"But it's happened. We lost a game. We will recover with training sessions and prepare for the next game."
Things will get more interesting for Manchester City in the English top-flight. Their next six games will see the mega-rich club take on Manchester United, Everton, Liverpool, Crystal Palace, and Graham Potter's tricky Brighton. Will Liverpool catch up with the league leaders by then? Only time will tell.
