Pep Guardiola said he is certain Manchester City Can handle the pressure of a tight title race after a nervous night burnley.
City won 1-0 at Turf Moor on Wednesday to go top Premier League in front of the table armory On goal difference and relegation burnley in the process.
There were some tense moments for Guardiola’s team – especially the goalkeeper. Martin Dubravka Came in for a stoppage-time corner – but it crossed the line.
“I don’t have any machines or anything like that. How was your pressure today? How are you feeling? Were you nervous or not?” Guardiola said.
“I don’t know, but I’m sure it will be good, for the future, for all of them, for all of us, at this club, the more you experience, the more you have been there many times, you will handle it better.
“But in general, the way we played was really, really, really good. So, the commitment, the method, how many plays come in, and we missed that moment a little bit.”
It looked as if City might be able to increase their goal difference erling holland Opened the scoring after only five minutes.
But after that he had a poor performance and ended the night with 28 shots and an xG of 3.5 with only one goal left to score.
“I think we played really well,” Guardiola said. “I didn’t see all the images and possibilities we had, but I thought we had a lot.
“And in a lot of these types of games, we score second to third, the chances we create, we deserve.”
Arsenal have a chance to restore their lead in the Premier League against Newcastle this weekend, while City have an FA Cup semi-final against Southampton.
