Pep Guardiola says he will continue to trust his Manchester City players even if they lose the title

May 4, 2024 Vaseline stjohnson 0

Manchester City have the fate of the title in their own hands, knowing that four wins in their remaining games will allow them to be crowned Premier League champions for the fourth consecutive time.

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City players are four games away from a historic Premier League title(fake images)

Pep Guardiola says he has complete confidence in his Manchester City players, even if they fall short in the title race.

City, one point behind leaders Arsenal and with a game in hand, are looking to win a record fourth consecutive league title. If City win their remaining four games, starting on Saturday against Wolves, they will be crowned champions once again.

But Guardiola said his players could end up losing all four games (and ruin the title) and he would still have complete faith in them.

“We could lose all four games and that means I don’t trust my players?” Guardiola said. “It’s impossible. There is no chance of that happening.

“I see them and I still feel what they are doing. It’s not about winning or losing that will change my opinion of this season, in terms of what they’ve done.

“If we win two awards (the Premier League title and the FA Cup) and win the third and fourth of the season (after the Super Cup and the Club World Cup) it won’t change my opinion at all about that – or about the club- whether we win the title or not.

“Of course we want it, but we are fighting for something that no team in this country has ever done, so of course it is a big challenge and we want it. But my opinion? Does it depend on whether we win it or not? No possibility. Love you very much.”

City’s 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest last weekend was Guardiola’s 300th Premier League appearance, a total the 53-year-old is proud to have achieved.