Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola hailed his side's "destiny" being in their own hands as they moved potentially one game from lifting a fourth straight Premier League trophy.
City racked up a 21st consecutive unbeaten game to move top of the Premier League by thrashing Fulham 4-0 on Saturday, knowing if they win both of their remaining two games they will win the title no matter what closest rivals Arsenal do.
The reigning champions' latest victory lifted them two points above the Gunners ahead of their trip to Manchester United on Sunday, live on Sky Sports.
Should Arsenal fail to win that game, a win for City at Tottenham on Tuesday, also on Sky Sports, would secure the league title with a game to play.
There is a scenario whereby goal difference could still play a part in deciding the destination of the Premier League trophy, and City's sizeable victory cut their deficit to two behind the Gunners on that front.
Guardiola felt that was unlikely to be relevant in deciding who ends up top of the table and instead pointed to Arsenal's one slip in the title race - a shock home defeat to Aston Villa last month - as giving City the impetus they wanted to make history by putting their chances in their own hands.
"Goal difference won't be involved I think," he said. "I think for it to be be involved, you have to draw, that means they will win. That means the difference will be three or four higher [from us] so I don't think it will be the defining thing this season. Of course, we have scored three, four or five in this period - we've scored five or more a lot, but it's not about that.
"It's about since they lost against Aston Villa, the destiny is in our hands. We handle it, it's what we want, and since that moment against Aston
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