Pep Guardiola was angered by comments after 2-2 draw at the Etihad but Arsenal manager insists cryptic remarks weren’t critical
Guardiola was angered by comments after feisty 2-2 drawMikel Arteta has moved to defuse the escalating tensions between himself and Pep Guardiola, maintaining he has nothing but love and respect for hisArteta had responded to a question about the criticism from several City players over his negative approach in the game by saying that, as a former City coach, he had “all the information so I know, believe me”. The cryptic remark led to plenty of theories and enraged Guardiola.
“I haven’t seen a human being work as hard as Pep and the coaches and everybody in that football club to be consistently winning … the reason they are there is because they continue to maintain that hunger. This is exactly what I’ve learned and what I mean, so it cannot be any more clear than that. “If someone wants to damage the relationship that’s not in my hands, but that feeling is profound. He knows it and the staff know it because I still maintain with them today … with the board, with the ownership, with everyone. It’s almost to create something …“For me, sport has to be about a will to win. They have it and I have it. We have it for sure because we haven’t won it, but they have it even if they have won it more than anybody else here.
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