Pep Guardiola says he would not have been able to forgive himself if he left Manchester City in his most trying season as he led the charge.
Guardiola takes the reigning champions to Portman Road to take on Ipswich Town live Sky Sports on Super Sunday, aiming to improve on their last game against Brentford (2-2).
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Highlights from Brentford’s Premier League game against Manchester City
The City manager has won 18 titles, including six Premier League titles, in less than nine years at the club and ended uncertainty over his future by signing a new two-year contract last November after four consecutive defeats.
But City’s form continues to suffer and they find themselves eighth in the table ahead of Sunday’s visit to Ipswich.
“Sometimes we don’t appreciate or undermine the fact that we suffer. That’s life,” Guardiola said. Sky Sports News.
“People always think we have to be happy all the time, we have to show how happy we are on social media. That’s wrong, life is always up and down and when it happens, it happens , and of course it is a big challenge.
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“I’m here, so when I feel like I can’t cope, the club. I wouldn’t forgive myself if I said I was going to leave now. I wouldn’t forgive myself.
“Absolutely, that doesn’t mean it’s going to go back. I don’t regret it for one second, not one second. And I’m working and trying to do it. Not one second.
“I think most players want to do it. Most players want to try and do it because I know how they run and how they suffer. But suffering is a part of life. It’s never perfect is life itself.
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Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola spoke about Kevin De Bruyne’s contract situation at the beginning of the year.
“You can’t win every tournament you play because it’s impossible. Even for me, it’s been 485 or 490 in the whole time I’ve been here. a dream come true, I’ve been to heaven.
“We had maybe one bad season, or two bad seasons, that’s what happens in life. So we overestimate success in life. We’re trying to get back with the club and we’ll try our best.”
Pep. Holland can “imagine” his future in “City”.
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After signing a brand new contract with Premier League champions Manchester City, we take a look at Erling Holland’s best goals during his time in England’s top flight.
City have received a huge boost ahead of Sunday’s game with the news that Erling Holland has signed an extraordinary nine-and-a-half-year deal at the Etihad Stadium. which is the longest contract in the Premier League and one that keeps the striker at the club until 2034.
“When Ferran (Man City’s chief executive) said to me, ‘sorry, can you tell me again?’, because I couldn’t believe it before.
“After that it happened, but I don’t think anyone pushed the other, I think both (parties) wanted it.
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Manchester City have strangely presented Erling Holland’s new contract with City Studios
“It’s great news for the club, I hope (and hope) he’s happy or he wouldn’t be doing this. This incredible talent, a unique player and striker for the club for the next decade is really important.
“He wouldn’t have signed a contract if he couldn’t imagine his future as a football player at this club, and the potential and challenge here would be impossible.
“I’m really pleased, especially pleased that he did it at a difficult time for us in terms of results. And to do it at this moment I think means a lot for the confidence of everyone at this club.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes Erling Holland trusts the club, despite the allegations, which City deny.
“He knows in 10 years, I don’t know what’s going to happen, but he’s going to have different staff and players. So I think he’s signing because he sees City in the Premier League, of course, and he does.” is the potential. (and) that the club has been at the top for a decade, many, many years.
“I think the fact that he loves playing in the Premier League is a great compliment to the Premier League, the whole organisation, everybody, and he wants to play at the club for a lot of reasons – incredible clubs, incredible teams, the year… It’s getting better every year, and that’s it.”
Watch Ipswich v Man City live on Sky Sports Premier League from 4pm on Sunday, kick-off 4.30pm.
