Guardiola joy at top twenty
together in our careers. A game every three days, with Covid situations, injury situations. Winning, the strength mentally.
“Today we were not going to paint anything beautiful, so just take the points.
“We didn’t create much to be honest but we didn’t concede anything either.
“What we have done so far is unusual, an exception. Normally you drop points, a draw, defeats, that is the normality.
“Every season is a new chapter and what you have done in the past counts for nothing. That’s why this will count for nothing when we play Wolves on Tuesday.”
MANCHESTER CITY stretched their winning run to 20 games with Pep Guardiola claiming it’s one of his “greatest achievements” since taking charge at The Etihad.
Goals from defenders John Stones and Ruben Dias (both right) sealed a hard-fought win over in-form West Ham to stretch their lead over Manchester United at the top of the table to 13 points.
City, closing in on a third Premier League title in four years, are now 22
Manchester City 2 West Ham 1
points ahead of champions Liverpool – after being 22 points behind Jurgen Klopp’s men at this stage last season.
Guardiola said: “It is so difficult. Twenty in this period, in this era, with this situation around the world, to be able to do 20 is maybe one of the greatest achievements we have done