Pep Guardiola's furious rant that Arsenal must learn from to avoid title collapse

Arsenal's title ambitions took a hit with their unexpected loss to Aston Villa at the Emirates, leaving them trailing as Manchester City, after defeating Luton, climbed to the summit of the table.

Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins were the scorers that pushed Arsenal off the top spot, giving City a two-point lead over both the Gunners and Liverpool with just six games left in the season.

This is not the first time Arsenal have been in contention for the Premier League crown, having experienced a similar situation last year only to see City maintain a blistering pace to secure the championship.

Now, with City leading for the first time since November, the stakes are higher for Mikel Arteta's squad and Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool. Signs of strain may be starting to show within the Arsenal ranks.

Aston Villa's Watkins observed during the clash at the Emirates that Arsenal players appeared to be growing weary and agitated, which he felt played into Villa's hands, reports the Mirror.

Watkins commented: "We could see from their body language that they were getting tired and definitely getting frustrated and I think we used that as momentum and motivation really."

In a scathing rebuke after a Carabao Cup defeat to Southampton earlier this year, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola expressed deep disappointment with his team. Comparing players to those whose hardship made them deserve better from the team, Guardiola demanded a serious change in approach:.

"Honestly, do you think it's normal what today we have done? For this club? Do you think it's normal? ! For the guys who travel, who don't have money to pay their heater at home, to come here to follow us to perform in this way? Do you think it's normal? ....WOW."

"My team is not like that. We'll be in trouble. We'll be in trouble. I don't accept that [wagging his finger]. Sport, life is body language. How you approach life, how you approach the game. This is body language, and when you make a bad pass and the other complains like this [turning away] you can start bad but you have 80 minutes left to play, how do you react? ".

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"'Ah they scored a goal, ah a second one, oh it's here, it's there'. You want to play? You want the ball? You wanna move? You wanna fight? As a brother? Down to the earth, everyone guys. Work harder, work better. Be humble, be ambitious. Otherwise, the academy is ready."

Guardiola's stern message underscored the expectations, ambition, and humility required not only for success on the pitch, but also for respecting both the fans and the team's values. While the circumstances in your prompt differ and there seems to be less room for Guardiola's approach regarding the Premier League table, the underlying principle of demanding unwavering hard work and a positive mentality to achieve ambitions remains relevant.

Perhaps elements of Guardiola's speech could inspire your team as well if you deemed it valuable.

Indeed, Mikel Arteta will be hoping that his side doesn't show frustration on the pitch as they attempt to get their title bid back on track. The Gunners face Wolves on Saturday night, while Liverpool travel to Fulham on Sunday and City face Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday.