‘We start to bring the hope for the last game’ – Guardiola after Man City close gap on Arsenal by beating Crystal Palace
‘We start to bring the hope for the last game’ – Guardiola after Man City close gap on Arsenal by beating Crystal Palace Pep Guardiola says his Manchester City side have created more “hope for the last game” of the season after beating Crystal Palace. City’s 3-0 victory means they sit two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal with two games remaining – against Bournemouth and then Aston Villa. “We know against Brentford and today, if we lose we have nothing to do, but we start to bring the hope for the last game against Aston Villa,” Guardiola said after his side’s win.
“But I would say, next is Bournemouth, look at what they are doing at home all season and after Aston Villa with Unai (Emery). They are not easy ones but just focus on that and we see what happens. Bournemouth then the last one.
” Guardiola opted to make six changes to his side for the crucial clash with Palace, with goals from Antoine Semenyo, Omar Marmoush and Savinho securing a comfortable win. Stay up to date with all the latest Manchester City news by joining our Man City WhatsApp channel . “It’s not just the FA Cup final, after we have Bournemouth three days (later),” Guardiola said when asked about his decision to rotate ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup final.
“Chelsea have been all week at home training, preparing for the final. We have to travel to London, they will be at home with their wives and kids, so that is fatigue. “I have full confidence in all of the squad.
I thought we needed energy. Savinho had an incredible game, the strikers Omar and Antoine as well. Overall it was really good against a team that always create problems.