Pep Guardiola has despatched a stark wake-up name to his Manchester Metropolis squad over their possibilities to qualify for subsequent season’s UEFA Champions League.
Metropolis are 4 factors adrift of third-placed Nottingham Forest after a late Callum Hudson-Odoi strike sealed a 1-0 win for Nuno Espirito Santo’s males over the Premier League champions on Saturday.
Guardiola and co have 10 video games to make sure a high 4 league end and failure to qualify for the Champions League could have critical penalties for the Blues of their makes an attempt to draw the perfect expertise out there within the switch market come the summer time.
“Now we have to win video games and if we don’t win sufficient video games in a row to be safe, will probably be a battle. Now we have 10 video games left and now we have to win plenty of video games to qualify. It’s so simple as that,” Guardiola stated after the 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest, as quoted by .
“To discover a method, it’s important to play higher. It’s important to discover one thing. It is not going to come from the sky. It’s important to do it. In conditions it’s important to discover one thing.”
Metropolis have a beneficial run between now and the tip of the season however there may be little or no, if not none, margin for error for the Blues, who will even be eager to complete the season on a excessive by lifting their eighth FA Cup title.
“The scenario is what it’s, now we have 10 video games left beginning subsequent Saturday towards Brighton, worldwide break after after which we’ll see what occurs,” Guardiola added.
Metropolis subsequent welcome Brighton and Hove Albion to the Etihad Stadium subsequent week and nothing lower than three factors will do after a colorless displaying on the Metropolis Floor.
Guardiola might look to inject the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Omar Marmoush and Jack Grealish into the lineup towards the Seagulls – after the trio had been named on the bench towards Forest.