LONDON, 24 Nov. (PA Media/dpa/Europa Press) –
The Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola, insists that his “future” at his current club will not depend on “being or not” in the Premier League, and that it is even more likely that he will continue in the event of a hypothetical relegation if he receives a sanction of the English Federation for not complying with the financial ‘Fair Play’.
“I will wait and see and after the sentence has been handed down we will come here (to a press conference) and explain it. But I absolutely will not consider my future if it depends on being here in the Premier League or not. There is a better chance of staying if we are in League One than if we were in the Champions League,” said Pep Guardiola at the press conference prior to the match between Manchester City and Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium this Saturday.
The Catalan coach insisted that City is being “questioned” as if they had already “been punished” and insisted that at the moment they are “innocent until proven guilty.” “I know the people want it, I know it, I feel it,” he added, insinuating that public opinion wants City to be relegated.
“I said it a month ago, if we have done something wrong we will be punished, but we can defend ourselves. We do not agree with what they accuse us and we are going to defend ourselves. And after everything is resolved, I will be here, as a spokesperson for my club. So we have to wait,” said the City coach.
On the other hand, Guardiola confirmed that Erling Haaland trained this Friday “with some discomfort”, although he hopes that “he can participate” in the match against Liverpool. “I will know at 6:00 p.m. who we have available, and if Haaland is, he is always plan A,” he stressed about the possibility of having the Norwegian.
2023-11-24 16:14:40
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