Kelechi Iheanacho scored a second-half equaliser for Leicester, who were led by Dean Smith for the first time, but the Foxes fell to their fourth consecutive loss and remained second-from-bottom in the table.
City has 70 points, three points behind Arsenal with eight games remaining — the Gunners play West Ham on Sunday — and are vying for a fifth Premier League title in six years.
On April 26, the two teams meet at the Etihad Stadium in a potential title-deciding match — City’s next league game. Like I’ve said recently, it’s all about winning, said Guardiola, whose team has won 10 consecutive games across all competitions.
They’ve had an incredible run this season, and I don’t believe they’ll lose many points, so we need to be in the mix. It was crucial for us to win today in order to prepare for our next Premier League match against them.
