Guardiola praises Burnley’s success and wants them to continue winning

And he got up Manchester City At the top of the competition, they moved Burnley from the competition to the first division (Championship), after winning three points from 34 games.

The only goal of the match was scored by a Norwegian Erling Haaland In the fifth minute, he added to his title as the top scorer in the tournament, with 24 goals.

Manchester City’s tally rose to 70 points, sitting at the top, on goal difference Arsenalhis equal at the same level, lost the lead for the first time, after holding it for 207 days, and fell to second place.

On the other hand, the number of Burnley stood at 20 points, remaining in nineteenth place (penultimate), being the second relegated to (Championship) after Wolverhampton (bottom of the stairs).

And he announced Guardiola He told Sky Sports after the game that his team “created a lot of chances” after a “difficult” game three days ago.

He added in his speech, which the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) said: “We won, we got three points, and now we are at the top of the league.”

He continued, “We have five games left. This is a fact. We have a semi-final in the FA Cup next Saturday.”

The Spanish coach continued, “We played a very good game, but unfortunately we lost a lot of chances. We defended well in the second half, where we faced few problems.”

Regarding the difficult struggle of the team after the strong game of Arsenal, Guardiola said, “Sunday’s game was very difficult. It is not easy to play after three days, but in the English Premier League you have to adapt according to the situation. We got used to it. We competed a lot and played big games, but it is sad to lose the opportunity.”

On what is needed for his team to continue winning, Guardiola replied, “We have it now. FA Cup Saturday, that’s game five. Our chance is to win all the upcoming matches.”