Pep Guardiola wants Arsenal to beat Nottingham Forest on Saturday so Manchester City have to earn the Premier League title.
City will clinch a third consecutive crown should they win against Chelsea on Sunday, but could be confirmed as winners if the Gunners lose at the City Ground.
Guardiola maintained there is no champagne on ice and revealed that he cannot believe that his players – who are hunting down a Treble – could seal the title with two games to spare.
‘In my mind, I'd like to feel we have to win to be champions,’ he said.