Pep Guardiola hailed the mentality of his Manchester City players after they reached the fifth round of the FA Cup by securing an eighth successive victory, before admitting left-back Benjamin Mendy has suffered an injury setback as he tries to recover from a knee problem.
His words, “Winning eight games in a row, this month has been good,” the City boss told a news conference.
“I could say it’s because we played against lower league sides but even in that position you have to score goals, it’s never easy.
“I’m most delighted that everybody has been involved this month and together we can achieve, to arrive in the last stages of the FA Cup and against Schalke [in the Champions League] and fight until the end in the Premier League and Carabao Cup and we need everybody. It’s the only way I understand to fight for competitions is having everybody involved.”
On Mendy, he said “He has a little bit of swelling in the knee, and that’s all. It’s a danger you can have sometimes when you come back. He needs time.
“It is a problem, but it’s OK. We move forward and hopefully he can come back soon.”
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