Kevin De Bruyne has revealed Pep Guardiola’s message to Manchester Metropolis gamers for his or her Premier League title run-in forward of their closing sport in opposition to West Ham.
A win in opposition to Tottenham of their penultimate sport noticed Man Metropolis take a two-point lead over Arsenal heading into the ultimate sport of the season on Sunday.
It’s a state of affairs Man Metropolis are conversant in and they’re aiming for a fourth successive title – and Guardiola had a easy message for his gamers.
“Drop points and we’re not going to win – that’s basically it,” De Bruyne revealed completely to Sky Sports activities Information.
“We all know that, we have been on this state of affairs earlier than. Now with Arsenal, each groups should suppose the identical.
“I do not even name it a run-in, we’ve not misplaced since Villa [at the start of December], Arsenal misplaced perhaps one sport within the final 17.
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“These are impressive numbers from both of us so we know if we don’t win against West Ham, Arsenal will probably win the league and vice versa. That’s the only way to look at it.”
Victory on Sunday – the place Man Metropolis host West Ham, reside on Sky Sports activities – would mark a sixth Premier League title for De Bruyne in virtually 9 years.
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Man Metropolis’s Kevin De Bruyne performed down their celebrations following their victory at Tottenham on Tuesday
“I’m excited, it’s a privilege to be in this situation,” he added. “It shows the hard work this team does to get into this situation.
“I do know all people at all times says ‘we’ve got to win the league’, however to do that continuously, is difficult. It is not like different groups are giving it [away], we’ve got to combat for it, work actually laborious and to be right here at this stage once more signifies that it is actually aggressive.
“It is a good second to be in, a bit traumatic as effectively, however we’ll take it.
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“I feel like the hunger is there. After winning a lot, at the beginning of the season when you don’t have a lot of rest, it’s tougher to get back into that rhythm, but one way or another, we find the hunger again to go.
“The staff is humble sufficient to work laborious for the success we’ve got and I do not know easy methods to put it every other approach than to work for it and attempt to do it once more.”
Throughout Tuesday’s win in opposition to Tottenham, De Bruyne assisted Erling Haaland’s opening purpose, with the 2 constructing a potent partnership because the latter’s arrival final summer time.
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Erling Haaland tapped residence from Kevin De Bruyne’s help to offer Man Metropolis lead
Discussing the purpose at Spurs, De Bruyne stated: “Before I got the pass, I tried to look behind and understand the situation. Once I got that ball, there was only one place to really put it. I tried to give the best ball possible and Erling is there to do the rest.
“At this stage, all people is simple to play with. Everybody has their very own qualities. As an out-and-out striker within the field, he is the perfect I’ve performed with.
“He just knows how to get a little yard of space and that’s probably the most difficult thing to do in a box crowded with four defenders, but he seems to find a way to be there.”
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Highlights from Tottenham’s match in opposition to Manchester Metropolis within the Premier League.
And Haaland is just not the one participant that acquired reward from De Bruyne. Phil Foden, who lately received the FWA Males’s Footballer of the 12 months award, was additionally known as “unbelievable” by his team-mate.
“He’s probably been the best player in the league or one of them,” De Bruyne added. “I used to be out for 5 – 6 months so I could not assist the staff, however he took over at the moment.
“He’s been really good, but he’s been good in the years before also. Numbers-wise, he’s up there.
“Two years in the past after we misplaced the [Champions League] closing in opposition to Chelsea, he performed all these video games too, however generally it goes up and down a bit with the gamers who play, however he took it up one other stage and helped us win lots of video games.”
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