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Pep Guardiola said only perfection will secure Manchester City another Premier League trophy after this Phil Foden-inspired trouncing of Brighton, with Liverpool’s loss to Everton having reminded them how costly a single slip-up can be in this frantic title finale.

City saw how their rivals were beaten at Goodison Park on Wednesday with Guardiola explaining after last night’s win at the Amex Stadium that it served as a reality check.

Brighton were supposed to be one of the trickier tests in City’s run-in but they strolled to victory here and within a point of Premier League leaders Arsenal with a game in hand.

‘There is pressure on us,’ Guardiola said after Foden scored twice with the other goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Julian Alvarez.

‘We know that if we don’t win or we draw, we will not get the chance to fight until the end. Of course the pressure is there. Five games left. On to the next.’