Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said it will be "difficult" for his side to win the Premier League this season after losing 2-1 to Newcastle United on Tuesday.
The Sky Blues had the chance to cut the gap to table-topping Liverpool to just one point before they played Leicester City on Wednesday.
But now Jurgen Klopp's men can open up a seven-point gap with a win over the Foxes after City were shocked at St James' Park:
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Guardiola did not admit defeat in the title race, but did say it will now be a big challenge, per Goal:
"It is difficult.