Mateo Kovacic: “This is a team that wants to win every game, so when you draw it's never nice.”
“A young player [Josko Gvardiol] that has great potential and is playing on a high level, and I think today was a great goal from him. Jack Grealish with the assist with a great ball.”
“He [Rodri] has our energy, he needs it to be calm with family, recover well. It's not easy to have such an injury. I hope he copes well, with family and friends around him, and we're waiting for him as soon and as good as possible.”
“A young player [Josko Gvardiol] that has great potential and is playing on a high level, and I think today was a great goal from him. Jack Grealish with the assist with a great ball.”
“He [Rodri] has our energy, he needs it to be calm with family, recover well. It's not easy to have such an injury. I hope he copes well, with family and friends around him, and we're waiting for him as soon and as good as possible.”
Today’s 1-1 draw against @Newcastle_United ended a run of 14 consecutive Premier League games in which Man City had scored multiple goals. ⛔️
This was the joint-second longest such run in the competition’s history (Liverpool 15 between March and September 2019). ⚽️
This was the joint-second longest such run in the competition’s history (Liverpool 15 between March and September 2019). ⚽️
Mikel Arteta on Pep Guardiola: "I've admired him since I was 10 years old. I respect him profoundly. I'm so grateful for everything he did for me and continues to do for me.
“If someone wants to damage the relationship, that's not in my hands. The feeling [of affection] is profound. [Pep Guardiola] knows it, the Man City staff know it because I still [speak] with them today, and with the board, the ownership – with everyone…”
“If someone wants to damage the relationship, that's not in my hands. The feeling [of affection] is profound. [Pep Guardiola] knows it, the Man City staff know it because I still [speak] with them today, and with the board, the ownership – with everyone…”
Embargoed press conference: Part two of Pep Guardiola's @Newcastle_United review is coming up shortly. 🚨
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Pep Guardiola on Ilkay Gundogan: “It will take time [to get back to his best]. He didn’t make a pre-season, and he needs to do the rhythm but he gives you something also special. Of course he will take it.”
Pep Guardiola: “During seven/eight years we've handled it [the schedule]. Always it's been like that. No change. Other than this season long, long injuries with Oscar [Bobb] and Rodri - this is completely different to the past. But the schedules are the same.”