City on Guard
Guardiola tells City’s history men to maintain menacing run
Pep Guardiola has demanded no let-up from his history-making Manchester City side after they recorded a record-breaking 15th straight English Premier League win with a 4-0 demolition of Swansea. “We are going to try not to stop, to show that feeling to the fans, so when they watch us they know the guys want to win again and again and again. We want to try to maintain it as much as possible,” said Guardiola.
LONDON: Pep Guardiola has demanded no let-up from his history-making Manchester City side after they recorded a record-breaking 15th straight English Premier League win.
Guardiola paid tribute to his table-topping team after they brushed aside Swansea 4-0 on Wednesday to set a new English top-flight record for successive victories.
Their win in South Wales eclipsed Arsenal’s record of 14 consecutive wins in the top division, set across two seasons in 2002, and Guardiola said his players were in no mood to stop now.
“I am so happy because our job depends on if we win, so if we win we are so happy in our lives and in our jobs,” said the City manager, whose side remain 11 points clear.
“In history there were amazing things like Liverpool in the 80s and Manchester United with Alex Ferguson or Chelsea with Jose Mourinho. There were some amazing teams.
“But we are the first ones to win 15 in a row. If we win the title it will just be a record and this record will be broken, but of course it will not be easy.
“Because 15 games in a row in the Premier League in this period is really complicated.”
City have required late winners in several of their victories, but Guardiola said that simply reflected their desire to win.
“Of course we were lucky in some moments and we scored in the last minutes, I remember at Bournemouth for example,” he said.
“But it means a lot in the faith and desire to win again and again and again.
“We are going to try not to stop, to show that feeling to the fans, so when they watch us they know the guys want to win again and again and again. We want to try to maintain it as much as possible.”