City are on the brink of making history with a potential victory over West Ham this Sunday, marking them as the first team ever to secure four consecutive English league titles. However, despite their impending achievement, the team remains unpopular beyond their dedicated fan base, largely due to an ongoing investigation by the Premier League regarding alleged breaches of financial regulations.
When questioned about public sentiment towards his team, Guardiola expressed uncertainty, stating, “Fuck. I don’t know. Sometimes people ask me what I think people think of any subject and I don’t think about it. I don’t go knocking on doors asking what they think. I don’t know, honestly.”
Throughout much of the season, City has been embroiled in a tight title race with Liverpool and Arsenal, but now finds themselves primarily competing against the Gunners after Liverpool’s recent decline. Guardiola’s squad has maintained an impeccable record since their draw with Arsenal on March 31, placing their fate firmly within their control. “If you ask all the Premier League teams at the start of the season what would be the best position for the last game of the season, we are in the best position. We need to win one game to be champions so everyone would love to be in our position,” Guardiola added. “But it won’t be easy. I have the feeling it will be an Aston Villa game. We would love to be 3-0 up but it isn’t going to happen.”
Sunday’s match will mark David Moyes’ final outing as West Ham’s manager. Moyes was Guardiola’s first opponent in the Premier League when City faced Sunderland in August 2016. Reflecting on Moyes’ impact, Guardiola stated, “This type of personality in English football, he’s not going to retire. my feeling is he will be back, if he is still involved at his age, he cannot be at home. The first game was against Sunderland and David Moyes was there, and now to win an important game he will be there. He is always so kind and it is always an honour to see him. He will do everything to beat us.”
Guardiola emphasized that his players won’t be distracted by Arsenal’s concurrent match with Everton and will maintain their focus solely on defeating West Ham. “What I said to the players the last two or three games are the chances to have one weekend, where Aston Villa are winning at the Emirates, and Crystal Palace at Liverpool, is not going to happen again,” he added. “They’ve given us the chance to control our destiny. Relying on other teams to crown us champions would be a mistake. If anyone believes Everton will intervene, they’re mistaken.”
Manchester City performance and stats
Manchester City is currently 1st in the Premier League with 88 points.
In the last 37 games, it has won 27 times, drawn 7 times, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Manchester City won 0-2 against Tottenham Hotspur.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 93 goals and conceding 33.
Manchester City will play the next match in Premier League against West Ham United on Sunday 19th of May in Manchester. The prediction is Manchester City winning the match.