Manchester City head to Luton and play a tough match with all the match congestion. Pep Guardiola held his usual pre match presser. Let’s dive right in-
“Without him, it would not be possible. What we won in 2023 five titles without him it’s impossible. No chance. He’s a key player for us.
“He will improve because of his desire, his age, more games, more experience, arrive in the latter stages of the competition, it’s never happened in his career.
“This will be his future.”
“We scored three goals. We had two central defenders close to him, really close to him, it’s not easy,” added the manager.
“The most difficult position on the pitch is a striker.
“Every player have one player. You have two against one with striker.
“He has two players and they were so tight and really good defenders.
“That’s Madrid and most of the teams. It is the most difficult position.”
“It doesn’t matter [who plays first] – we have to do the same job,”
“In the title race in the past, we have played first and last – it doesn’t matter, you have to win your game.
“We have to [concentrate on Luton]. The Premier League is so important. We have to be ready. It has been 11 months fighting for the title and we know the position we are in so that we cannot drop points.”
“We are training this afternoon so we will know better how they feel.
“[On Phil] I would like to tell you, but I didn’t speak to the doctors. After the press conference, we have a meeting, and we will see.
“[As for Kyle], I don’t know right now. Honestly I would tell you. Josko was a doubt for Madrid, but our physios did an incredible job, and he could play.”
“Take a look at our games and you realise. It is simple. Rodri is so important for the quality he gives us
“Not just Rodri. I would love to rest our central defenders, but we [can’t because of international] friendly games and now we are now in big trouble.”
Big match as the title race could come down to one or two points.