John Stones: “We have been trying super hard to improve our set pieces and make the most of them. Today was a new focus and attitude towards them.”
“Hopefully this is the start of many more [set-piece goals]. It is a vital part of the game at both ends of the pitch and really pleasing for me personally to get the winner after such a difficult game.”
“Hopefully this is the start of many more [set-piece goals]. It is a vital part of the game at both ends of the pitch and really pleasing for me personally to get the winner after such a difficult game.”
Pep Guardiola: “This is not the last fixture of the PL season but of course it’s so important. We are not used to winning that way. Like other teams we have big talent and we don’t often win in the last minutes.”
“The moment the linesman raised the flag I said, ‘But it’s a corner, you cannot be offside.’ From John [Stones], [Jose] Sa is watching perfectly the action.”
“We have to deal with teams defending deep, 11 in the box. I said to Man City’s players, don’t judge. It belongs to us to break them down. When you play Tottenham, they play different, it’s fine. It’s getting better, knowing it’s so difficult.”
“The moment the linesman raised the flag I said, ‘But it’s a corner, you cannot be offside.’ From John [Stones], [Jose] Sa is watching perfectly the action.”
“We have to deal with teams defending deep, 11 in the box. I said to Man City’s players, don’t judge. It belongs to us to break them down. When you play Tottenham, they play different, it’s fine. It’s getting better, knowing it’s so difficult.”
Mark Clattenburg: “Chris Kavanagh was completely correct in making sure Man City’s winner stood. Yes, Bernardo Silva was in an offside position when John Stones crashed his header beyond Jose Sa, but there’s more to it.
Pose yourself the same questions Kavanagh will have asked himself at the monitor. Firstly, was Silva blocking Sa’s line of vision? No, he’s dived out of the way to make sure of that. Secondly, does Silva impact Sa’s ability to play the ball at the precise moment Stones makes contact? Again, no, as the header goes straight through the goalkeeper.
It was telling there were no protests from Sa or any Wolves players. It was only once Gary O’Neil and his staff watched the replay that they hoped to find a reason - any reason - to get the goal disallowed.”
Pose yourself the same questions Kavanagh will have asked himself at the monitor. Firstly, was Silva blocking Sa’s line of vision? No, he’s dived out of the way to make sure of that. Secondly, does Silva impact Sa’s ability to play the ball at the precise moment Stones makes contact? Again, no, as the header goes straight through the goalkeeper.
It was telling there were no protests from Sa or any Wolves players. It was only once Gary O’Neil and his staff watched the replay that they hoped to find a reason - any reason - to get the goal disallowed.”
Jack Grealish: “We seem to be coming up against more teams that put players behind the ball. The only way we can take it is that it’s a compliment to us. A lot of teams are doing it now.”
“Wolves are a top team. I don’t know how they are at the bottom of the PL. From what I’ve seen, they have been really good this season; they're just unlucky in starting games. They played Chelsea and Liverpool, and those games were really open.”
“Then they played us and put a lot of people behind the ball. Like I say, we have to use it as a compliment.”
“Honestly, we don’t think about them [on Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth]. Listen, if it was later in the season, maybe it could be seen as a big weekend. But it’s October.”
“Wolves are a top team. I don’t know how they are at the bottom of the PL. From what I’ve seen, they have been really good this season; they're just unlucky in starting games. They played Chelsea and Liverpool, and those games were really open.”
“Then they played us and put a lot of people behind the ball. Like I say, we have to use it as a compliment.”
“Honestly, we don’t think about them [on Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth]. Listen, if it was later in the season, maybe it could be seen as a big weekend. But it’s October.”
Kevin De Bruyne and his wife, Michèle prefer the US over Saudi Arabia to raise their children, and also see America as a good place to live. San Diego FC have presented the ‘most serious project’, offering close $20M gross per year.
BREAKING: Kevin De Bruyne remains 'not completely fit' and is ruled out for Man City vs. Sparta Prague, confirms Pep Guardiola.
Pep: “I cannot tell you [how long he will be out for], I don't know. (Some time away before a return?) Yeah.”
Kyle Walker is suffering from a knee issue after the international break, with Pep Guardiola unable to provide a timeframe on his return.
Walker is ruled out of Man City vs. Sparta Prague.
Pep: “I cannot tell you [how long he will be out for], I don't know. (Some time away before a return?) Yeah.”
Kyle Walker is suffering from a knee issue after the international break, with Pep Guardiola unable to provide a timeframe on his return.
Walker is ruled out of Man City vs. Sparta Prague.
BREAKING: Oscar Bobb is expected to return for Man City around January/February 2025, says Pep Guardiola.
Pep Guardiola on Phil Foden: “He feels much better. The minutes he played in the last game, for example. Phil you realise immediately when he is happy and fit and mentally in the right moment, you realise immediately he is getting better and better.”
Pep Guardiola on Kevin De Bruyne’s injury: “No, it's not a big issue. But he doesn't feel completely fine and Kevin is not 22-years-old anymore, he has to be fit for his football.
He has to be completely, completely fit and he doesn't feel comfortable at all. So he cannot express his incredible potential at his best, so that's why he's training a little bit better, but still he doesn't feel...
He said to me, 'Still I don't feel good'. So if you don't feel good, take your time.”
He has to be completely, completely fit and he doesn't feel comfortable at all. So he cannot express his incredible potential at his best, so that's why he's training a little bit better, but still he doesn't feel...
He said to me, 'Still I don't feel good'. So if you don't feel good, take your time.”
Pep Guardiola on how Man City are coping without Rodri: “More than happy! There are many, many things I like a lot. In the bad moments, to understand what they are doing not good and what we have to improve. And still we are there.”
Pep Guardiola: “I would like to play the way we played against Wolves every single game.
They made four or five touches in our box, and we created a lot, a lot and being there many, many times, knowing it's not easy. We need a little bit of composure in the final third.
When there are 10, 11 players in the 18-yard box it's not easy for anyone. But we conceded a goal from a brilliant action from them, we conceded a counter-attack and we were not good in our transition.”
They made four or five touches in our box, and we created a lot, a lot and being there many, many times, knowing it's not easy. We need a little bit of composure in the final third.
When there are 10, 11 players in the 18-yard box it's not easy for anyone. But we conceded a goal from a brilliant action from them, we conceded a counter-attack and we were not good in our transition.”
Pep Guardiola: “In the last eight, nine, 10 or 11 years the team who won the PL, in the year after that team didn't qualify for the UCL, that means how they handle success was not good.
And we are able in every single season to still be there. I don't know what's going to happen, but still after we win the Premier League, we are there.
We won again, we won again, won again, six titles in seven years, and still we are there, close to the top of the league.”
And we are able in every single season to still be there. I don't know what's going to happen, but still after we win the Premier League, we are there.
We won again, we won again, won again, six titles in seven years, and still we are there, close to the top of the league.”