Pep Guardiola: “What Rico [Lewis] gives to the Man City team, Kyle [Walker] cannot give us. And what Kyle gives to us, Rico cannot do it. That's what it's all about; not a big, long squad, but everyone pushes each other.”

Pep Guardiola on his rationale/thinking behind making a decision on his Man City future: “I answered this question in the first days [of this season], and it's over.”

PEP 💬 (On Rodri winning the Ballon d'Or) We would be delighted - he deserves it. But maybe another one deserves it too. Rodri has done not just one season but many seasons and he has won with Spain at the Euros but many players have had good seasons too.

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BREAKING: Rodri is set to travel with the Man City squad to face West Ham on Saturday evening, says Pep Guardiola.

Pep: “I think he’s going to travel, but I don’t know if he’s going to be ready. I don’t know.”

Erling Haaland is set to become one of Man City's captains in future, says Pep Guardiola.

Pep: “If he stays longer, he will be one of the captains, that is normal. The impact since he arrived is really, really good. Always happy, and positive, and incredible, incredible.”

Pep Guardiola on whether @Erling_Harland is a leader for Man City: “When you play all games, so active on the pitch, there are leaders that maybe don’t talk much, behaving on the pitch, and when there’s a big problem, they intervene. You don’t need the armband to be a leader.”

Pep Guardiola on whether @Erling_Haaland's personality is changing on the pitch: “It’s going to happen naturally, gradually... His ability, his strength, potential, power in direction to the goal, he’s a goal machine; please don’t change! Never, ever change that!”

BREAKING: Phil Foden is not expected to be out for a long period of time, says Pep Guardiola, and could “hopefully” return after the international break.

Pep: “Still he doesn’t feel perfect and we prefer to give that time to recover, be fine, and be ready for the next games.”

Pep Guardiola on Man City's 2024/25 squad: “I know the feeling: The people say, ‘No it’s weaker and they have to sign’. I don’t have that feeling. I like it, and I like what the club has done for me as a manager in the transfer window.”

Pep Guardiola on Man City's low transfer spend this summer: “Sometimes, maybe in the future, you have to invest more. But right now, it is what it is, I’m still confident with the team we have and that’s why we decide to do what we have done.”

Pep Guardiola: “Julian [Alvarez] left, Sergio [Gomez] left. Gundo came back, Savinho, plus Nico [O’Reilly], [James] Macca. I’m really pleased with the squad. Apparently if we don’t sign 10 players, we'll be weaker. If opponents feel it, it’s fine. I don’t have that feeling.”

Pep Guardiola on Lucas Paqueta interest: “I saw in newspaper we can potentially have 100 players every season, that's the truth. Of course he’s an interesting player, but always a West Ham player and hopefully he can get out of his [FA] situation for the benefit of him.”

Pep Guardiola on Lucas Paqueta: “He’s an exceptional player, he can play in different roles, but not just him.”

Pep Guardiola on West Ham: “They bought a lot of players, physical in the middle. When you see the squad and the four players up front, plus Summerville, and the other players they brought too, it’s quite impressive the squad they have, and the potential that they have.”

Pep Guardiola on Man City signing Ilkay Gundogan: “He was not in our plans. We didn’t think he could leave Barcelona, this is the truth. I never, never thought about that. It happened in one day, and in three days, four days, we did it.”

Pep Guardiola on whether his Man City squad is stronger: “We will see. I’m really pleased with Gundo and Savinho, McAtee being back, Nico [O'Reilly] stepping up. I like it. It depends on our performance. So far? I’m happy. I didn’t expect to play the level we’ve played so far.”

Pep Guardiola on the Man City squad: “The relation between them is extraordinary. The group of players is unbelievable - it’s one of our strengths. The respect, how they push, how they train, how they compete, they are friends most of them. That is really good.”

Pep Guardiola: “We will have lows [this season], but I’m pretty sure the Man City players and the mentality that they have we will rise, and at the end of the season I will tell you it’s better than the previous season? I don’t know.”

𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬!

🆚 West Ham vs Man City
🏆 Premier League
🏟️ London Stadium
⏰ 17:30 KO [UK]


COME ON CITY!