Pep Guardiola isn’t relenting to crush down Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United in the English premier league (EPL) match-week sixteen game as his side, Manchester City are not striving hard for positive results in their last seven games hence, are poised to have their way with Manchester United.
What’s more, the Red-Devils newly appointed head coach prior to his departure from his former club, Sporting CP to join the Premier League club had a taste of Manchester City in the Champions League which ended up in a gaslighting set goals as Sporting CP completely dismantled Manchester City by 4-1.
Therefore, Pep Guardiola would be seeking to find a consolation win which could even be the juncture for which, the EPL title contending side might rescue their sinking ship in order to stage a claim for their fifth consecutive Premiership title.
However, Manchester United as a team can’t get blinded with regards to how their new manager, Ruben Amorim had brushed away Manchester City in his last game for Sporting CP in the UEFA Champions League just to derive some form of believe that, they might just stand the chance of winning the three maximum points on the day.
Plus, Guardiola during his pre-match conference had lamented on the subject of his team’s injury situations which is averting them from grinding the results they deserved, “we are playing this season without the best player of the Ballon D’or, Rodri… and without the best player in England last season, Foden.”
More so, Akanji, Ake, Bobb, Lewis, Rodri, and John Stones will not be able to feature in Manchester City’s game while Manchester United will only miss out on Luke Shaw, who has a calf injury.
Hence, Manchester United in terms of squad depth are set to make it happen when they travel to their neighbors, Manchester City on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at the Etihad stadium.
Snippet of Pep Guardiola’s pre-match conference:
Pep Guardiola reacted to the possible solutions available to him in order form him to reengineer his team for the title race during the winter January transfer window, “what I want is my players back! I will love desperately to compete with the squad that we had at the beginning of the season. I always said I want these players, not new ones. But in certain moment, the right moment, we will see.”
He further commented on Manchester United appointing Ruben Amorim as the club’s new head coach, “he will do a good job at Man United, for sure. His influence is already there. All the patterns they start to do it, how good the movements everyone does it, and the runners, and the pace…”
A lot is at stake on Sunday, Manchester City cannot afford to loose once a again in front of their home fans whiles Manchester United are seeking to further upgrade their positions on the league table.
