Pep Guardiola insists Man City’s league winning experience will count for little in title race
‘Past is past, experience doesn’t count’: Pep Guardiola insists Man City’s Premier League-winning experience will mean little in title battle with Arsenal as Spaniard says he would ‘LOVE’ to be in position instead of falling behind. eight points
- Arsenal are eight points behind Manchester City in the Premier League table
- The Cityzens have one game pending and have won four of the last five titles
- Pep Guardiola feels his players’ league-winning experience won’t matter
Pep Guardiola is convinced that Arsenal’s eight-point lead in the title race counts for far more than Manchester City’s past experience of winning the Premier League.
City, with one game to go, are looking to chase the Gunners and, having won four of the last five seasons, are much more familiar with the pressures of the game.
However, City manager Guardiola insists that doesn’t matter and feels his team must prove themselves once more.
“I would love to be in Arsenal’s position, rather than the experience of winning four Premier Leagues in five years,” said the Spaniard.
‘The advantage is that they are eight points behind us, that is the real advantage.
Pep Guardiola has insisted that his Man City side’s title-winning experience will count for little as they look to chase down Arsenal.
City have won four of the last five Premier League titles but face an uphill battle this season.
‘The past is the past, experience does not count. Absolutely not. Every day you start over.
“When I hear, so many times, coaches or players say: ‘I don’t have to prove anything, I don’t have to prove anything (for what) I’ve done in the past’, it’s the most horrible thing.” prayer.
‘You have to prove it every day over and over again. The past is the past. For memories, when you’re a grandfather, it’s okay, it’s nice.
“But the reality is that tomorrow, when people come to the Etihad Stadium at 12:30, they will not think about the past.
“If people think, ‘I don’t have to show anything,’ no, you have to, over and over again, otherwise you have to retire.”
City will be hoping to narrow the gap to five points when they host Liverpool in a lunchtime fixture at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
That could put pressure on Arsenal, who take on Leeds later on, but Guardiola doesn’t think that will make the London outfit nervous despite their relative unfamiliarity with being up front.
Arsenal sit eight points up at the top of the Premier League, although City have a game to play
He said: ‘I don’t think so, I don’t believe in it, because at the end of the day it’s about what you have to do. You have to do it right and when you play, you don’t play from experience.
“I’ve never played a game thinking, ‘I’m going to win this game because of my experience in the past.
Every situation, every game, every opponent is different. Your personal and professional situation is completely different every season.
“That’s why I absolutely never pay attention to it, in a good or bad way.”
