Pep Guardiola stated Monday that greater expectations confronted by Manchester City are the worth of years of success as he prepares his males to face Brentford after a irritating 1-1 draw in opposition to Chelsea. Saturday’s outcome on the Etihad ended an 11-match successful run that started on the FIFA Club World Cup in December. It left final season’s treble winners third within the Premier League, 4 factors behind leaders Liverpool and two factors behind Arsenal with a sport in hand on each of their rivals.

Guardiola’s males loved greater than 70 % possession in opposition to Chelsea and had 31 photographs however have been grateful for a late equaliser by Rodri on a day when Erling Haaland missed a sequence of clear probabilities.

But the City boss instructed reporters, on the eve of match press convention, he was glad together with his gamers, denying he was feeling the strain from in-form Liverpool and Arsenal.

“The last 15 games, we won 13 and we drew two and the two we drew we played to win the game,” he stated.

“I know the standards we have created because of what we have done in the past,” he added. “I understand completely the doubts from people,

“What I’m seeing I’m greater than glad. I give credit score to Chelsea, who created issues… however generally we have been greater than respectable. 

“But I know our standards and you demand our standards for what we have done in the past and I know it’s not easy to sustain it. For a long, long, long time we did it. Maybe for 11 months it’s not easy but we are there.”

Guardiola, whose workforce are chasing an unprecedented fourth straight Premier League title, was requested whether or not the demand for perfection was the worth of success after so a few years of successful trophies.

“Absolutely,” he stated. “I had the experience at my previous clubs, especially at Barcelona.

“It’s an honour, go for it however there shall be no impact. We know and now we have to proceed doing what we strive but it surely’s regular… I’m the primary to demand myself the workforce do it for 95 minutes realizing that it is unimaginable.”

Guardiola was asked his opinion about Kylian Mbappe after reports that City officials had met with one of the France captain’s entourage.

Mbappe has told Paris Saint-Germain he wants to leave the club, with Real Madrid expected to be his next port of call.

“I believe he is fairly good,” Guardiola said in a deadpan manner. “He has a future. He’s actually, actually good.”

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