Man City’s 3-3 draw at Everton has left them five points adrift of leaders Arsenal albeit with a game in hand.By ReutersPublished On 5 May 20265 May 2026Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted that the Premier League title race has slipped out of his team’s control after they were held to a chaotic 3-3 draw at Everton.“It’s now not in our hands; before it was, now no,” Guardiola said after the match on Monday.“Four games we have [remaining] in the Premier League. They will be quite similar, and we’ll see what happens.”City had the chance to draw level on points with leaders Arsenal with victories over Everton on Monday and Brentford five days later.Instead, they find themselves five points adrift, albeit with a game in hand, and needing a wobble from Arsenal.Guardiola was left to reflect on a point salvaged rather than three secured at Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool.“It’s better than losing,” he said. “We’d rather win. We play for that, and we just showed what a team we are. We tried everything. The players were aggressive.”Winger Jeremy Doku struck the dramatic equaliser in the 97th minute to complete a double on the night and echoed his manager’s frustration while insisting City had not abandoned belief with four league games still to play.“It’s painful now, but there’s still a lot of games to go, and anything can happen,” Doku said. “We’ll keep on fighting. We owe it to ourselves and our fans.”City striker Erling Haaland, who scored in the 83rd minute, could be heard saying, “We’re still in it,” as he shook …
