Pep Guardiola
Manchester CityRob Edwards
Luton Town
Meeting Highlights…RODRI
If he needs a rest, he will have rest. It is a case of mental energy. If a player doesn’t want to play then he’s not going to play. If he’s exhausted, it can happen and another is going to play. We’ll decide tomorrow what we have to do.
…INJURIES
It is completely right. It’s getting worse and worse and worse. We have training this afternoon. We’ll know better how they feel then. Ederson was ready to play against Real Madrid. He’s ready tomorrow and we’ll make the decision for many reasons.
…ERLING HAALAND
He’s a young player. He has some departments where he has to improve. It’s more about the team. It’s the most difficult position on the pitch. They were so tight and were really good defenders. They had two central defenders close to him and it’s not easy. We scored three goals. By playing more minutes and learning what you have to do. But the target is not to win the Ballon D'or, it’s to win the Premier League, the Champions League and the FA Cup. And he did it. Without him it wouldn’t be possible. All players can be better before they retire.
Pep Guardiola
Manager on Manchester City…RODRI
If he needs a rest, he will have rest. It is a case of mental energy. If a player doesn’t want to play then he’s not going to play. If he’s exhausted, it can happen and another is going to play. We’ll decide tomorrow what we have to do.
…INJURIES
It is completely right. It’s getting worse and worse and worse. We have training this afternoon. We’ll know better how they feel then. Ederson was ready to play against Real Madrid. He’s ready tomorrow and we’ll make the decision for many reasons.
…ERLING HAALAND
He’s a young player. He has some departments where he has to improve. It’s more about the team. It’s the most difficult position on the pitch. They were so tight and were really good defenders. They had two central defenders close to him and it’s not easy. We scored three goals. By playing more minutes and learning what you have to do. But the target is not to win the Ballon D'or, it’s to win the Premier League, the Champions League and the FA Cup. And he did it. Without him it wouldn’t be possible. All players can be better before they retire.
Rob Edwards
Manager on Luton Town…DEFENCE
ntre-halves at this club and not one has trained this week. Maybe we get one, maybe we get both, but maybe we don’t get either. Teden Mengi twice pushed through to help us win the game last week against Bournemouth and was in a lot of pain. Issa Kabore will be a big miss. He’s had a great attitude and filled in a number of positions.
…ABOUT THE MATCH
We can go there with a belief and a confidence that stranger things have happened. They are a brilliant team with probably the greatest manager of all time and a fantastic group of players, no matter who Pep Guardiola plays. There is pressure on them to win every game because they are fighting for every trophy. We feel the same, just for different reasons. We’ll have to ride our luck. We’ll need our players to play a 9, 9.5, 10, and Thomas Kaminski will need to make some saves if we’re to get something. We’re confident while recognising they are one of the best teams in world football. The players have responded well and trained well. If we get a result, given all the problems we’ve got, it’ll be one of the results of the century.
…SPIRIT
The players have been great. The players who are available have been amazing. For them to be giving us what they have over this past month or so when it's been really tough, they deserve so much credit. They are going to go and deliver again tomorrow, I know that. What I can't guarantee is a victory or any kind of points.