Pep Guardiola insists he will collect points without winning a run what he worries about as City prepare for Sunday’s crucial Etihad assignment against Crystal Palace.
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A win against Roy Hodgson’s men would make him eight wins in a row in all competitions – and five in the Premier League – for Guardiola’s squad which has a 100 per cent record so far in 2021.
But instead of being sidelined by starting a long winning run, the boss insisted that the focus of his and the players’ training was not just here and now – and the strong challenge which Palace features.
All the more so as the Eagles have scored four points from their two goals for the Etihad.
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“When we had amazing runs (before), I never thought about how many runs or marathons we have to do to win something,” said the Mayor.
“When we won 18 games in a row to win the Premier League for the first time and get 100 points (in 2017/18), after winning our second game, I said: ‘Right enough we try to win the next one and the next. ‘
“I will never expect my players to win a lot of games. I want to win the next one and the next Crystal Palace one.
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“And then when the moment comes, and you play in the Carabao Cup or the FA Cup – that ‘s the game that you try to win.
“So I don’t care how many games we can win in a series or not win in a row. Absolutely zero. It’s just Crystal Palace.
“Is Zaha, Eze, Benteke, Milivojević, Roy Hodgson. That’s the only thing I’ve worried about since we beat Brighton. ”
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The good run we’ve had over the last month or so has lifted us up to fourth place in the table just behind Liverpool and Manchester United who meet at Anfield tomorrow, with Leicester ahead of the game. our case with Palace.
But when asked if there was any favorite result from the game on Merseyside, the master delivered an unparalleled answer.
“Crystal Palace is the only team I want to beat. Otherwise, I’m not worried, ”Guardiola said.
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“The last two seasons against Palace at home we got one point. We lost and we pulled.
“Our performance at Selhurst Park was better than at the Etihad
“That’s why Crystal Palace is my only concern. We will play with details of the result (United v Liverpool).
“But my only responsibility is to try the Palace.”
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