Coach Pep Guardiola announced that Man City’s bid to win the Premier League title is still on track after a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest but he admitted that his team was lucky at the City Ground.
Last night and this morning, April 29, Man City defeated host Nottingham Forest 2-0 in a difficult way at the City Ground in round 35 of the Premier League , in which Erling Haaland came on as a substitute. scored his 21st goal of the season.
(PLO) – After defeating Nottingham Forest 2-0 in round 35 of the Premier League, Man City continues to follow Arsenal in the championship race.
After the match, coach Pep Guardiola admitted that Manchester City got lucky with a strange statement about the coin toss. The Spanish strategist affirmed that Man City’s efforts to surpass Arsenal to win the Premier League are still on track. Currently, Man City is ranked second in the Premier League rankings , 1 point behind top team Arsenal but has 1 match left.
In Pep Guardiola’s 300th Premier League match, Man City played below their best and if it weren’t for two bad misses from Chris Wood, Man City would have paid dearly. Goals from Josko Gvardiol and Erling Haaland mean Man City still have autonomy in the title race. If they win all four remaining matches, Man City will be the first English team in history to win the Premier League four times in a row.
Man City coach Pep Guardiola said after the match: โWe were lucky because the field was dry and hard. With better field conditions, they should have scored. There was nothing wrong with it but the fact that the pitch was dry helped us.
We were lucky, they couldn’t make good contact with the ball because of the pitch. This match is very dangerous, like a coin toss. That’s why they miss out on opportunities. We are lucky that the pitch is in such condition.”
Pep Guardiola continued: “It was more than difficult. Such a difficult match, but we know it, coming here is always difficult. We have suffered a lot but in the end, we will win “The pressure is on how you play. If you play well and control the game, people say you don’t feel pressure. If you play poorly, people say you feel pressure.”
Goals from Josko Gvardiol and Erling Haaland helped Man City reach their target of 3 points but Pep Guardiola admitted there were major concerns about goalkeeper Ederson’s injury. โThings do n’t look good,โ Pep Guardiola said when asked about Ederson, โTomorrow we’ll see the doctor.โ
Meanwhile, Erling Haaland has only scored 2 goals in the Premier League since March 3. In this match, he came on as a substitute and scored the goal that set the score 2-0 for Man City. Haaland rose to the top of the Golden Boot list for Premier League top scorer with 21 goals, 1 goal more than Chelsea’s Cole Palmer. The Norwegian striker has scored 32 goals on all fronts this season.
โIt was an important win, that’s the most important thing,โ Erling Haaland said. It doesn’t matter how we do, what matters is winning. The most important thing is not to think, especially in these times. Honestly, if you think too much, you’ll go crazy in your head, so relax and enjoy.โ
Nottingham Forest coach Nuno Espirito Santo said the club hopes to know the outcome of its appeal against a four-point deduction in the coming days for breaching the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules. Nottingham Forest is ranked 17th in the Premier League with 26 points, exactly 1 point above the relegation group.
Nottingham Forest coach Nuno Espirito Santo shared: “We are all waiting for that decision.