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Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola expressed his relief that was not in the Manchester United position nine places under his part in Premier league.
Cityzens are in the fifth and finals Champions League The qualifying place before a visit to Everton on Saturday (15:00 BST), while United is 17 points back – the same number of points as the Ruben amomers above the relegation zone.
“We could be in a very, very (much) lower position than in the Premier League (when) you did a few things we did in the last four or five months,” Guardiola thought, overseeing nine defeats in the 19th games of the League between November and March, starting with six losses in eight games.
“We could be on the 11th, 12th, 13th or 14th ..
“We could be in a much lower position in the Premier League … We could be 12th or 13th or 14th!” 😳🤐
Pep Guardiola thinks his man in the city could fight in the league as much as Man United and Spurs👀😅 pic.twitter.com/txew5rfm1o
– Hayters TV (@hayterstv) April 18, 2025
Guardiola: Champions Games ‘Beautiful’
Guardiola said he “enjoyed” the Champions League quarter -final leg, calling them “really, really beautiful games.”
Since City was knocked out in the playoffs, the Spaniard watched Paris Saint-Germain went to Aston Villa in a competition he found “fantastic”, while the four-time winner of the competition as a player, and the coach also described Barcelon’s progress in Borussia Dortmund “Good Game”.
“I miss me, of course,” he added. “This is a sport – sometimes you don’t do good and do not deserve to be (there).”
Will Man City be in the Champions League?
City are always present in the 2011/12 Champions League, but their prospects for extending that record are in balance, and Chelsea and Villa is a point behind them with six league matches.
“We hope that next season we will be there and cause big, big clubs in Europe better than we did this season,” Guardiola said after being in 2024/25. In 2024/25 he completed with a total defeat of 6-3 from Real Madrid.
“It’s a motivation. It’s not bad to fight for the Champions League qualification. It’s just six games – we don’t have much time.”
PEP 💬 Phil (Foden) returned on Thursday and today’s workouts from an action at Old Trafford.
Manu (Akanji), yes, (he had) two or three training sessions with us. I see him really well. pic.twitter.com/qie7no579z
– Manchester City (@Mancity) April 18, 2025
Injuries of Man City VS Everton
Guardiola said that the midfielder Phil Foden was “going well” in training after collecting a knock in the city’s 5-2 return to Crystal Palace last Saturday.
Epson is with an injury suffered during that game, and Guardiola does not know when the goalkeeper will return to the altercation.
The Rodri midfielder remains outside, while the defenders John Stones and Nathan Ake “get better” but “are not yet” ready, according to their manager.
The top scorer Erling Haaland has yet to continue training after the foot injury. Guardiola said that the return of the attacker would not be in the “next games”.
Pep Guardiola says goalkeeper Epson will miss tomorrow’s game in Everton, and Erling Haaland remains with ankle injury 🚨 pic.twitter.com/b0cqjol2tl
– Sky Sports News (@skySportnews) April 18, 2025
Everton Vs Man City
Everton recorded one of the best results of his campaign last Saturday, winning 1-0 in Nottingham Forest, which are two points above the city.
The only defeat of Toffeses in the last 12 league matches was on the leaders of Liverpool, although five of their last seven were drawn.
Everton did not win the fixture in the last 16 attempts, but Haaland is the only player to achieve City in the league from their victory in the convicted city of Ipswich on January 19th.
Egypt’s striker Marmoush is waiting for his first goal goal, but he has four goals and assistance in the last five appearances and has hit the winner at Bournemouth in the FA Cup quarterfinals.
Pep 💬 Goodison Park is so special, like the old traditional stadiums in England from the past.
(You) Go to Fulham, Villa Park, you feel a special atmosphere. (It’s) a nice place to leave, hard, of course, but nice. pic.twitter.com/ohkpyvkptv
– Manchester City (@Mancity) April 18, 2025
Goodison Park ‘Hard’ for Manchester City
City will visit Everton’s Goodison Park last time their opponents move to their new stadium to Bramley-Moore dock.
“(IT) is so special, like many old traditional stadiums in England from the past,” Guardiola said of Everton’s house since 1892.
“Go to Fulham, Villa Park – you feel a special atmosphere. It’s a nice place to go – hard but nice. Clubs grow up and I’m pretty sure the new stadium will be more comfortable.”
