What Guardiola Said About Arsenal Winning Premier League Title
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As Manchester City and Arsenal have been going head-to-head for the Premier League title, the Manchester City head coach, Pep Guardiola has said that Gunners are at the edge of lifting the title.
The famous coach also said that the desire triggering Arsenal’s late winners is something that his side cannot attain despite their wealth of experience.
Recall that Arsenal have been maintaining their lead in recent weeks and have needed dramatic late winners to beat Manchester United, Aston Villa and Bournemouth in 2023 alone.
In his response, Guardiola said the Gunners’ desire to end a 19-year unsuccessful run is grounded on their ability to withstand pressure and achieve results out.
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This, according to him, is a task his own side are struggling to conform to as they are set for a third straight Premier League crown.
“Still Arsenal are the favourites because they are up front. They make an incredible first leg [of the season], they drop a little bit then come back again,” Guardiola said after the win at Palace.
“They have many years without winning the Premier League and they give you this extra that helps you win games in 93rd minute, 98th minute, that’s something they have which we don’t have because we won back-to-back two times.
“That’s why when the people say what about your opinion of the team and the season, after two times back-to-back, one team gets 50 points in the first leg, still we are there. Normally in this country when you win something a lot and you don’t start the season well or someone is better, you drop or you are not consistent.
“But still we are there. This is the best trophy and compliment we can have. I don’t know what will happen at the end of the season but they know we want to be there and we will fight to be there and this is great,” he said.
Guardiola further stated that, “If experience works the team who wins the previous season will win every single season. Experience in sport is a new challenge. Liverpool lost against Bournemouth, a few months ago it was 9-0.”