Early title could hurt Man City's Champs League campaign - Gundogan

Soccer Football - Champions League - Basel vs Manchester City - St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland - February 13, 2018 Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan in action with Basel’s Taulant Xhaka Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

(Reuters) - Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan believes winning the Premier League title early might not be a good thing for the club's Champions League ambitions as any drop in intensity could derail their European campaign.

City, who won the League Cup last month, need a maximum of only four victories from their remaining nine league matches to wrap up their first top-flight title under Pep Guardiola.