Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was unsure whether Erling Haaland will be available for the huge Premier League game against Arsenal. (More Football News)
The striker was substituted at halftime in City바카라s 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Sunday with what Guardiola at the time described as a 바카라knock.바카라
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was unsure whether Erling Haaland will be available for the huge Premier League game against Arsenal. (More Football News)
The striker was substituted at halftime in City바카라s 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Sunday with what Guardiola at the time described as a 바카라knock.바카라
Haaland took part in a recovery session on Monday but Guardiola could not say if the league바카라s top scorer, with 25 goals, would be healthy enough to play at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday in a match between the top two.
바카라Right now, I don바카라t know,바카라 Guardiola said.
The teams are separated by three points and City could go into first place on goal difference with a win, although Arsenal has a game in hand.
While saying it was an 바카라important바카라 game, Guardiola attempted to play down its significance with City, the defending champion, still having 15 more games to play.
바카라I have the feeling many things are still to happen,바카라 Guardiola said. 바카라The FA Cup and Champions League is a knockout and we바카라ll try to arrive for the last 8-10 games in the Premier League being there. This is the target. 바카라I would say tomorrow would help us to be there in those 8-10 games.바카라
City beat Arsenal 1-0 in the FA Cup last month, though that match was at Etihad Stadium and the visitors fielded a slightly weakened lineup.
Guardiola believes this is the strongest Arsenal team he has faced since joining City in 2016.
바카라So far it바카라s the best team in the Premier League 바카라 they바카라ve made an incredible first (half) of the league,바카라 he said.
바카라We felt it a few weeks ago when we played the FA Cup here how committed and sharp (Arsenal was). ... It will be a big battle in all departments.바카라
Before taking any questions at his pre-match news conference, Guardiola issued an apology to Steven Gerrard for what the City manager described as his 바카라unnecessary and stupid바카라 comments about the Liverpool great last week.
While launching a defiant defense of City following accusations by the Premier League that the club breached a slew of financial regulations from 2009-18, Guardiola brought up Gerrard바카라s infamous slip during Liverpool바카라s 2-0 loss to Chelsea in one of the final games of the 2013-14 season.
That loss for Liverpool helped City win the league that season.
바카라I don바카라t know if we are responsible for Steven Gerrard slipping,바카라 Guardiola said on Friday. 바카라You know that situation at Anfield? I didn바카라t want it out of respect for Steven Gerrard, but it바카라s our fault?바카라
On Tuesday, Guardiola said he admired Gerrard and was 바카라ashamed바카라 of himself.
바카라He doesn바카라t deserve it,바카라 he said. 바카라I didn바카라t represent my club well, putting his name in these stupid comments.바카라