Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, spoke openly after his team drew with Nottingham Forest in the latest Premier League match.
Pep Guardiola, manager of the "Citizens" Manchester City, confirmed that he has not given up on the English Premier League title this season, despite the recent 2-2 home draw against Nottingham Forest, which leaves them second in the table, trailing leaders Arsenal by 7 points.
Pep said, "I am disappointed with the result, but we gave our all. Winning at home is important, but we will keep pushing forward."
"There are still many games to play, and we have played one less than them. Now we will visit Newcastle in the FA Cup, then face Real Madrid in the Champions League. We will take it one match at a time."
"I never blame my players. We did everything we could. We had chances late in the game and in the first half, had momentum, but things always happen and we couldn't secure the win."
Meanwhile, Bernardo Silva spoke about the draw with Forest, saying, "It’s quite disappointing because we were playing at home and led twice, but we couldn't hold on to the result. Sometimes football just goes like that."
"They are a very good team with a lot of quality. They played with five defenders; usually they play four, but this time they chose to be more defensive and patient. It's always tough to break down their five-man defense."
"They were patient enough to punish us on the counterattack when they got the chance. We weren't stable enough to prevent them from finding space, especially when we led 2-1, we allowed them to play too easily."