Manchester City's head coach, Pep Guardiola, exuded confidence in his team's ability to secure the Premier League title, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the performance levels witnessed in recent draws against Tottenham and Liverpool. Despite a series of draws in their last three games, Guardiola remains optimistic about City's championship prospects, asserting that their current form doesn't accurately reflect their quality.
The treble-winning City side finds themselves three points adrift of league leaders Arsenal, a position they are eager to rectify. Guardiola, however, sees beyond the dropped points, recognizing the commendable performances that underlie the recent results. With unwavering belief in his squad, the manager boldly predicts a fourth consecutive Premier League title for Manchester City if they can sustain their current level of play.
On Manchester City's chances of winning the title
"My feeling today? We're going to win the Premier League. Today, if you ask me, we are going to win the Premier League. If we play in the levels (we did) at Liverpool and Tottenham, we are going to win it again. The people don't believe it already (because of) three draws. But yeah, we're going to do it again. Knowing that it's not easy, because no one, no team has done it yet (won four consecutive Premier League titles). That's why the difficulty is there. It was last season, it was this season, but if you ask me today what (I'm) feeling, we're going to do it again."
Players’ conduct following the 3-3 draw with Tottenham
"We've behaved incredible these years, especially this season. Especially the first. How we behave in our, not good results and decisions is sometimes in favour, sometimes is against. We behave even after the game. The comments from my players about accepting that we can do better. Me first. It's what I want to see of my club, of my team. After that, we'll accept all the decisions (from) the Premier League or whatever."
If City's winning percentage takes a hit without Rodri
"Normally it’s (win percentage) higher because we won the treble, we play a lot of games. That is the reason why. We don't deny how important it is. But he's not there. He's suspended, like Jack (Grealish). We will find the best solution to compete against Aston Villa."
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