Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola framed Saturday’s Premier League meeting with Leeds United as a must-focus, must-respond moment amid a widening gap to leaders Arsenal in the table. Leading with a message of urgency, Guardiola said the priority is to lock in on the next 90 minutes rather than the bigger picture — but he did not shy away from the reality of the title race. “I’ve always had experience to talk about the next game and then after that we will see,” Guardiola said on Friday. “I know the distance is already there and Arsenal is so strong, we see it game by game they are getting better and better as a team.” City, third in the table, trail Arsenal by seven points after 12 games, and are a point behind second-placed Chelsea. Leeds are in the relegation zone in 18th. Guardiola’s men will be looking to reassert themselves after recent setbacks — a 2-1 league defeat at Newcastle and a 2-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League. In their defeat to …