Vincent Kompany thunderous strike earned a 1-0 win over Leicester City on Monday to move to the peak of the table.
Manchester City moved back one point clear of Liverpool despite not being at their fluent best as centre-back Kompany unleashed a long-range shot into the top corner 20 minutes from time.
Guardiola's men will become the first side in a decade to retain the title at Brighton on Sunday as long as they match or better the Liverpool's result at home to Wolves.
Leicester's marked improvement since Rodgers took charge in February was on show in an impressive display from the visitors as City were made to sweat but just got over the line for a vital three points.
Leicester had a huge chance to equalize the game three minutes from time, but Kelechi Iheanacho shot against his former club wide with just Ederson to beat.
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