Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he does not expect the club’s Carabao Cup victory over Arsenal to have any impact on the title race. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he believes the defeat could refocus Mikel Arteta’s side ahead of their visit to the Etihad Stadium, so it’s a long shot to think Arsenal will suffer a dip because of their cup final disappointment.
Pep added that the EPL title is still in the hands of the Gunners despite their Carabao Cup loss.
His words, “I would like to be nine points in front to fight for the Premier League.
I don’t think it will have an impact, different competition and they will be more concerned when they come to the Etihad.
The Premier League is in their hands. We have a game in hand and Arsenal at home and we are going to try to win our games and we will see what happens.
Always winning a title is difficult so it’s a joy and the satisfaction alongside.
They suffocated us in the first 15 minutes like they normally do but after that we started to win a little bit of the second balls.
We made an incredible victory. The Carabao Cup is not the Champions League or the Premier League, everyone knows that, but winning against that team makes the title special.”
WOW.
Pep Guardiola Sala is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is currently managing Premier League club Manchester City. Guardiola is the only manager to win the continental treble twice, the youngest to win the UEFA Champions League, and he also holds the records for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, the Bundesliga, and the Premier League. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time.
Guardiola has played for and advocated on behalf of the Catalonia football team. Between 1995 and 2005, he played seven friendly games for Catalonia.
Under Guardiola’s predecessor Frank Rijkaard, Barcelona were known for a 4–3–3 with plenty of flair with Ronaldinho being the centre point of the attack. Under Guardiola, however, the team became more disciplined with a greater focus on possession and a disciplined and aggressive pressing style.
Guardiola was born to Dolors and Valentí. He has two older sisters and a younger brother, Pere, a football agent. He is an atheist. Guardiola met his wife Cristina Serra when he was 18. They married on 29 May 2014.
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