- Manchester City rose in fourth place after a 2-0 victory at Goodison Park
- Pep Guardiola praised the character of his players before the “ final ” on Tuesday
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Pep Guardiola praised his Manchester City team after scoring two late goals to beat Everton and continue their thrust to guarantee qualification in the Champions League.
“I would say big (winner),” said Guardiola. “We have five or six games left, so win here by Goodison Park with the momentum they have to win at Nottingham Forest and Liverpool and Arsenal could not win here, so it’s massively important.”
And the boss of Man City stressed that it would be a “great success” so that his team qualified for the Champions League, insisting that he never doubted their character.
“The character is always that you have it when you win and if you don’t win, you don’t have it. What these players have done for a decade, I am so grateful for everything that is happening, “said Guardiola.
“In the most difficult period for many reasons – especially injuries – we were more or less stable in terms of maintenance. Of course, we are miles from Liverpool and Arsenal, but tonight we are sleeping fourth. Now it’s in our hands.
“We need a final on Tuesday (against Aston Villa). Three home games, two outside and I hope that we can succeed in this great success to qualify for the Champions League.
Pep Guardiola praised his players after Manchester City beat Everton to go to the fourth
Young Nico O’Reilly broke the full back of the back with his fifth goal of the season
Guardiola declared to secure football in the Champions League would be a “great success” for his team
And Guardiola was full of praise for the left back Nico O’Reilly after the 20 -year -old broke the dead end with his fifth goal of the season.
“It is an offensive midfielder. When you play it like a full back, it is fast in transitions and it is still there. Look at Plymouth and the two assists in Bournemouth, ”said Guardiola.
“It seems that in this team, if you play left, you score goals. Josko (Gvardiol) before and now him. With the impact, we are so grateful because it is not a left back.
Everton has only two games at Goodison Park before moving to Bramley Moore next season and Guardiola admitted that he would miss the ground.
“Yeah, my friend Ronald Koeman destroyed me the first time I came here. I remember perfectly, ”he said. “It is a typical stadium for the Premier League.
“I remember Stoke in my first season, the locker room and this kind of atmosphere. But the clubs grow up and the new stadium will be magnificent. We will miss.
“It was an honor to come here for many years. I was a little boy on the field before the match watching Gary Lineker’s goals and saying “Wow is English football”. Now it changes a little but there is something special.
