Manchester City lost to title rivals Arsenal and Liverpool after tough draws, but manager Pep Guardiola knows what to expect from his title-defending side.
Jose Mourinho was not brave enough to call Arsene Wenger a failed professional, but Pep Guardiola’s message to Mikel Arteta and Jurgen Klopp was equally damning.
The Manchester City manager believes his side’s unparalleled success over the past seven seasons means they are rated higher than rivals Arsenal and Liverpool.
Guardiola said winning the title was seen as the only option for the club, who have now won five Premier League titles in six seasons, but could be an exception for other managers.
“If we don’t win the Premier League, the only team that will fail is us,” said the City manager, recalling how the drama of three consecutive draws turned into crisis after defeat at Aston Villa.
“Other than that, it’s a big achievement regardless of the team. Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea can’t win everything, but that’s normal. “The city has to win. It’s not fair. It is difficult to treat it every three days, every week, for years.”(What I did) is unusual, but their views are normal.
Just look at the opponent you want to defeat. It is always important to be there and we must continue to do so.”There will be bad times, so I don’t believe in high praise, I don’t believe in bad situations.
The hardest thing in football and sports life is to win, win, win.“We’ve been doing this for years and I was a major contender to win it all. When we got to the semi-finals of the Champions League, it was a huge disaster because it wasn’t at our level.
Whatever it meant to us, it didn’t matter to anyone else. are you feeling alright.”Can Manchester City win the league? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
Klopp won one title and two runners-up finishes in eight years at Anfield. Arteta’s Arsenal side collapsed last season when the pressure of City’s perfect form caused him to suffer a heart attack.
City host Luton at Kenilworth Road and Guardiola remains upbeat about his side’s prospects of another win in the new year, despite them being stronger than he had planned.
Ilkay Gundogan has turned down a new contract to join Barcelona, while Riyad Mahrez has decided to pursue another fortune in Saudi Arabia.Aymeric Laporte and Cole Palmer could leave and Guardiola has new signings Josko Guardiola, Jeremy Doku, Mathieu Nunes and Mateo Kovacic.
Kevin De Bruyne’s injury and Rodri’s two-match suspension caused further problems. But Guardiola warned: “I have a lot of confidence in myself.” I help the team. I don’t know how, but I’m helping the team come back.
“Arsenal’s consistency over the last two seasons has been incredible and Liverpool are back. I knew that from day one. You have to take a step back to realize, “Okay, Pep, wake up, something’s wrong.”
“But we didn’t lose the Premier League. 6 points? good. Arsenal’s consistency may be an issue, but it’s not the end of the world.”So we have to think positively and the players have to show me that they want to accept the challenge.
That’s what I want to see. This is a good warning for me. If they don’t, the club will decide what to do. “Finally, the results have to come out,” he said.
