"Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City players that they must improve if they want the chance to win the Premier League despite sweeping aside West Ham 3-0 on Saturday. City moved top of the table ahead of Arsenal's visit to Everton later in the day thanks to two goals from Erling Haaland and one from Tijjani Reijnders. It's now seven wins in a row in all competitions for Guardiola's side, but it wasn't enough to impress the City boss."
""The way we played with the ball we have to improve," said Guardiola. "Otherwise, it will not be enough to arrive in March and April in contention to win titles. "[West Ham] is a good team. But I want to be honest with myself. I said to the players: 'Merry Christman for everyone, but it will not be enough if we don't improve'.""
Manchester City defeated West Ham 3-0 with two goals from Erling Haaland and one from Tijjani Reijnders, moving City to the top of the Premier League table. The victory marked seven consecutive wins in all competitions for Guardiola's side. Guardiola said the team's play with the ball must improve to remain in contention for titles in March and April. He thanked Haaland for his goals but criticized other players, notably captain Bernardo Silva, saying Silva had to play better. West Ham had second-half chances through Freddie Potts and Jarrod Bowen before Haaland sealed the win on 69 minutes.
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