Pep Guardiola said on January 13, 2025 that the mood at Manchester City had improved with three consecutive victories, but the Spanish coach remained cautious, particularly about possible moves within his squad in January.
The four-time reigning English champions had won just one of their 13 matches in all competitions until their 2-1 victory at Leicester on December 29.
He then dominated West Ham 4-1 in Julen Lopetegui’s final match in charge of the London club before crushing Salford (4th division) 8-0 in the third round of the FA Cup last weekend.
“Before it was impossible to win one, now we have won three and that helps us”Guardiola said on the eve of the Premier League match against Brentford.
Even if “of course the atmosphere is better”he stressed, it is still too early to determine if the crisis of results is over, added Guardiola, putting into perspective the latest success of his team due to the weakness of the opponent.
“We have a very difficult match (against Brentford). Thomas (Frank) and his team still cause a lot of problems. It’s a fantastic, fantastic team.”he assured about a team which has the second best record at home this season behind Liverpool.
-The Citizens are sixth in the Premier League standings, twelve points behind the Reds, who have a game in hand.
In the Champions League, they are only 22nd in the league phase, one point ahead of Paris Saint-Germain, who they visit on January 22 in a crucial penultimate day meeting for both clubs.
Guardiola also did not wish to comment on the possible departure of his captain, English right-back Kyle Walker, who would like to go abroad, nor on the recruitment of Uzbek central defender Abdukodir Khusanov (Lens/L1) .
With AFP
