Guardiola after beating Chelsea: The English Premier League champion is not decided in January

 Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola praised Chelsea's difficult 1-0 win over Chelsea, a victory that took the team a huge step towards preserving the Premier League title.

But Guardiola confirmed that his team is still far from concluding the title, adding, "All the players did their best and it was an important victory because it came at the expense of a big opponent."

He added, "The identity of the champion is not decided in January. We can think that Chelsea and Liverpool have games in hand. If they win them, the difference will be eight points, and eight points in January is nothing."

"I want to win matches if we deserve it, and we deserve it, I like football to be fair, so while I was happy to beat Arsenal, we didn't deserve it," the Spanish coach explained.

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