The Catalan is in his ninth season at City, lifting the title six times in the last eight campaigns.
Ahead of Saturday’s visit of Brighton, who are also chasing Champions League football next season, Guardiola shared his belief that teams across the division have improved in that timeframe.
Club to celebrate CITC in Brighton game
“I was here when we won we a lot at Bournemouth, Brighton, Fulham at first and now it’s different. It’s different,” he stated in Friday’s press conference.
“I’m old, I’m one of the oldest managers here. Nine years. I know the evolution of the Premier League has been massive.
“I speak to Enzo [Maresca], Mikel [Arteta] and they have the same opinion. It’s good for the Premier League.
“We have the feeling all of us, every game, name one it’ll be tough.
“Before you could say we could control that but not now. We have to behave this season and try to finish well but it’ll be tough.”
City v Brighton app coverage
Our official Man City app allows you to follow all of the action from Manchester in one place.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at around 13:45 (UK).
Toni Duggan and Steve Howey will be the guests on the latest Matchday Live show, offering their expert insight before, during and after the action.
During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Andy Morrison while our text commentary continues.
Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.
Short highlights will be available from 19:00 (UK), whilst extended highlights and a full-match replay [available on CITY+] can be accessed from midnight.
