Manchester City will play another strong lineup Carabao Cup semifinal with Championship side Bristol City with Pep Guardiola determined to win his first trophy for the club.
Pep Guardiola has said they cannot afford to take Bristol City lightly, particularly as they have already beaten four Premier League sides so far, including Manchester United in the last round.
“We are going to try to win the game, take the best result as possible, then go to Bristol City away with the best result, that’s the only way I know,” Guardiola told a news conference.
“Some players who didn’t play [against Burnley] will play, but it is a semifinal and because Bristol have beaten three or four teams in the Premier League.
“I saw some minutes they played — not too much because I didn’t have time — but my guys saw them and told me to be careful and it’s a semifinal of the cup.”
“Winning helps to win more, and if we are there [at the final] we are going to go to London to play the final and it’s important,” he said. “To become a big club like the teams I’ve faced, or United, or Liverpool with their history, you have to win.
“So it nice to have good performances but you have to lift the titles and it’s important and we’re going to try but nobody can take away what we’ve done so far.
“The pleasure we’ve had so far over three or fourth months belongs to us. The fans can enjoy the game, I think it’s a big mistake just to be happy if you win.
“I told them to enjoy the big moments, because that is so complicated it will maybe not happen again. After then I must give value to what we have done — we have to lift titles in the future, without them it’s not enough.”
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