PREMIER LEAGUE
Pep Guardiola: “We’ll win the Premier League”
City were held to a 3-3 draw at home to Tottenham on Sunday and play Aston Villa on Wednesday.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is confident his side will retain the Premier League title this season.
City were held to a 3-3 draw at home to Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday and had recent draws with Chelsea and Liverpool, however, Guardiola has insisted his players are not becoming complacent after winning the title three years in a row.
“I have a feeling that if we maintain that level, we’ll win the Premier League. We will win it again,” Guardiola said.
He continued: “If we [could] maintain the level of Liverpool and Tottenham, I’ll sign for it right now. We didn’t win 5-0 - we drew - but I’d sign right now [for] my team [to] behave the way we’ve played the last two games.
“I don’t know if we can sustain that all season and that is the challenge.”
Guardiola on Neville and Carragher
Despite some doubts emerging about City, Guardiola insists his squad still has the hunger to compete at the top.
“I don’t have anything to say about the pundits,” added Guardiola, whose team take on Aston Villa in the Premier League on Wednesday.
“Maybe I’m wrong but I don’t think it’s about complacency. I know the players, I know how they run. How we behave is extraordinary.
“He knows how difficult it is otherwise Gary Neville would’ve won four Premier Leagues in the best period of Manchester United. But he didn’t do it.
“I see my team, how they fight, how they press, how they continue until the end and how upset they are after we concede.
“Maybe, maybe I’m wrong and they are seeing everything that I’m not able to see, but I don’t have that feeling.
“Jamie Carragher didn’t win one [league title]. Micah Richards didn’t win four Premier Leagues in a row. Never, ever.”