Pep Guardiola impishly suggested his 바카라ego바카라 was responsible for a confrontation with Jack Grealish following Manchester City바카라s goalless draw against Arsenal at the weekend. (More Football News)
City drawing a blank at home against one of their Premier League title rivals on Sunday left them a point behind Arsenal and three adrift of leaders Liverpool with nine games of the season left.
At the full-time whistle, Guardiola was filmed in an animated discussion in the middle of the pitch with Grealish, who was brought on just after the hour mark in a fruitless bid to break the deadlock.
While Guardiola patted Grealish on the head before walking away, the episode has drawn plenty of scrutiny, which the Spaniard playfully took aim at ahead of City바카라s clash with Aston Villa on Wednesday.
바카라I do it for the cameras, for my ego,바카라 the City manager said. 바카라I바카라m the famous person of the team, if it바카라s on camera then I can sleep because I have incredible satisfaction.
바카라I always try to criticise the players there and let them know how bad they are.
바카라When Erling (Haaland) scores three goals, the compliments have to be with me, not with them, that바카라s why I use the cameras to do it. My advice next time is; don바카라t film us and it will not be a problem.바카라
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss was more serious when addressing the title picture.
After labelling Liverpool as favourites to end City바카라s streak of three-successive league crowns on Sunday, Guardiola accepted his side were running out of opportunities to reel in and overhaul their rivals.
They overturned an eight-point deficit last season to pip Arsenal to the top-flight title 바카라 en route to an historic treble 바카라 but Guardiola insisted City바카라s experience would count for little in this run-in.
바카라It바카라s just winning games, that바카라s what we have to do,바카라 he said. 바카라We have not many chances to drop points but there are still nine games.
바카라Our experience is over, it doesn바카라t count. What counts is Aston Villa, before it was Arsenal. When we were able to win lots of games in a row, it바카라s not thinking how many we would be able to, I don바카라t know.
바카라The only thing is to now prepare well for Aston Villa.바카라
Villa were the last team to beat City in the reverse fixture in the midlands in early December and Unai Emery바카라s side are targeting a top-four finish.
Guardiola, who confirmed Nathan Ake would join fellow defender Kyle Walker and goalkeeper Ederson on the treatment table after going off injured against the Gunners, is not overlooking Villa바카라s threat.
바카라Aston Villa are playing to qualify for the Champions League and every team is playing for something, so the last games will be difficult to manage for all of us,바카라 Guardiola, who could welcome back John Stones, added.
바카라It바카라s excellent, the way they play. Unai Emery has consistency in every season. Villa have been impressive. It바카라s not a surprise, the quality of him, his management and the quality of the team.
바카라They바카라re really good on set-pieces and in transition, with two incredibly fast players up front.
바카라The shape is really clear, they can be high pressing after defending really well, they have a strong backline and an exceptional goalkeeper. That바카라s why they are where they are, fighting to be up there.바카라
