Kevin de Bruyne And Kyle Walker they will not be available to the Manchester City for the match against Southampton, as confirmed by Pep Guardiola in the press conference, who added on the Belgian: “I don’t know when he might return. Of course, I would prefer to have the whole team with this amount of games. But it is what it is. I hope he comes back soon. I don’t know yet, I would like to tell you, but I do not know”.
What do you think of Southampton?
“I’ve always had a lot of respect for the teams that were in the Championship and got promoted. The Championship never ends! It’s even worse than the Premier League.”
Do you like Russel Martin, the Saints manager?
“It will be successful. When you stick to your principles, sooner or later you will always be successful. If you start to change your ideas or thoughts a lot in view of your results, the players will notice. They will know that you are not a big believer. And when this happens, sooner or later bad results will come.”
Is Foden fit?
“I know that when he’s well, he’ll understand it. He’s a natural talent, he’ll understand it. The first goal against Sparta Prague defined Phil a bit, and his incredible talent, he knows how to solve the game on his own.”
How do you feel knowing that you could go 2 years without defeat in the Premier League?
“I don’t like this question… Oh my God! However, it’s really very positive, it means that we are continuous, otherwise we wouldn’t have won the Premier League.”
Savinho seems to be improving match after match.
“I have the feeling that he wants to be the best, he wants to be the best on the pitch, he wants to try things, he participates in everything, he has courage, he has the ball and he tries again. He doesn’t score goals, but he tries, he shoots and in the last game against the Wolves, there was a free kick, he wanted to take it! He’s a young boy, and I have the feeling he’s at City to become a good, good player. That defines really, really good players. And he’s on the verge of making it, with this one perseverance, with this ambition, he will make it.”