Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes the title cannot be decided in January has he says ‘No champion in January’.
The Etihad side defeated Chelsea in the Premier League today as Kevin De Bruyne’s goal was enough to earn them three points.
Speaking after the game Pep said: “Important victory because we’re playing against a big contender,” the City boss said. “When you get three points, they can’t get three points and it’s one week less.
“But in January no one is champion. We can think about Chelsea, and Liverpool have games in hand. If they win it will be eight points and eight points in January is nothing.
“I want to win games if we deserve it, and we deserved it. I like football to be fair so, while I was happy to win against Arsenal, we didn’t deserve it. Winning when deserving feels better.”
Asked whether he was confident complacency would not seep into his Manchester City squad, Guardiola added: “I know them. We have been together for six seasons and most of the guys know how to celebrate the good moments and suffer in the bad ones, how to behave after all the games.
“They are going to hear people saying things that are not true, that it is over, but they know it is not over. Hats off – 12 wins, 36 points, but in January it is impossible it is over.”
Source: Skysports
