Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City will retain the Premier League championship if they continue to perform at their present level against Aston Villa tonight (8:15pm).
The triple winners had drawn their last three games against Chelsea, Liverpool, and Tottenham. Guardiola, meanwhile, has sent a strong message to opponents and doubters by insisting his players are hungry for a fourth consecutive league title.
“I have a feeling that if we maintain that level, we’ll win the Premier League,” City manager Pep Guardiola stated. We will triumph once more. If we can keep up with Liverpool and Tottenham, I’ll sign right away. We didn’t win 5-0, but I’d sign straight away.
now, my team behave the way we’ve played the last two games. I don’t know if we can sustain that all season and that is the challenge.”
Guardiola name-checked a number of prominent football pundits, including former Manchester United defender Gary Neville, as he insisted there was no complacency within his squad. “I don’t have anything to say about the pundits,” said Guardiola, whose side travel to Villa on Wednesday. “Maybe I’m wrong but I don’t think it’s about complacency. I know the players, I know how they run. How we behave is extraordinary.
“He knows how difficult it is otherwise Gary Neville would’ve won four Premier Leagues in the best period of Manchester United. But he didn’t do it. I see my team, how they fight, how they press, how they continue until the end and how upset they are after we concede. Maybe, maybe I’m wrong and they are seeing everything that I’m not able to see, but I don’t have that feeling. Jamie Carragher didn’t win one (league title). Micah Richards didn’t win four Premier Leagues in a row. Never, ever.”
Guardiola has also defended the conduct of his team after the stormy end to Sunday’s 3-3 draw with Spurs. A number of players surrounded referee Simon Hooper in protest when Erling Haaland was denied the chance to play advantage after being fouled.
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