Manchester City

More from Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola: "It is a lot of hard work. Dedication, passion, love - in that nobody beat me. I love to scrutinise the secrets of what you can do to opponents, convince the players and go in together. All the times the players follow me. All the time."

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on Liverpool's poor recent run compared to City's last season: "You have to live it. When you're in a long period, you have to live this. There is no one manager in one club who did not live this kind of situation.

"In 10 years, we had two or three months that were really bad. November to January or February [last season] was really bad. But the team, the culture of the club? It's fine. We had a lot of injuries, we didn't have energy, bad decisions from myself and my staff - it happens.

"What is important is how you come back. Now is not perfect, always you can do better. That's why we are here and why we've had the success we've had together.

"Sometimes the results hide the reality of where the team is in that moment."

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on his influence on world football: "I don't know. I tried to make our teams play the way I wanted. I didn't betray my feelings for one second and in that process I learnt a lot and changed many things.

"The fundamentals that I believe deep inside my heart, I did not betray once. Because if you make mistakes or the opponent is better, at least they you do not feel that you did something you do not believe.

"That never happened. Any squad, any players, any country is different so that is why I adapt."

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on whether Liverpool are a side that have pushed him the most to be better: "Absolutely. I think we pushed Liverpool to be better and they pushed us to be better, for sure."

On his favourite game: "Of this 1,000? I could not chose one. There are a few that I have good memories - and some bad ones as well.

"It is part of the journey, you use it to get better and grow. Tomorrow the sun will rise again and you go to another one."

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he would wait and see about the fitness of Rodri but did not think he would "risk it" for this match, instead waiting until the midfielder felt "fit and strong".

More to follow.

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola dismisses comparisons between the club's rivalries with Liverpool and Manchester United with that of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

He said that the external noise before the El Clasico was much higher and in comparison he arrived at a game against Liverpool with a "sense of peace".

More to follow.

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Pep Guardiola on his record as a manager before his 1,000th game on Sunday: "We have won incredibly things in Barcelona, Bayern Munich and here.

"Incredible. It's difficult to reach it and if I started again, I would not reach it. Hopefully on Sunday we can continue."

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on playing Liverpool in his 1,000th game: "If I could chose one rival for his personal milestone that I want to share with many, many people - that would be the best.

"I have been a long time in this country. Of course, Barcelona and the impact it had on my life as a ball boy, football player and manager. Of course, Bayern was an incredible step.

"But Liverpool, especially with Jurgen [Klopp], have been the biggest rival in this country and it could not be better. The destiny of the universe.

"I know how quickly things change. One week ago it was Liverpool 'disaster, disaster' and now they win two and it's 'are they back to their best?' I'm sure the managers take a little bit more perspective of the situation.

"Always there in a season there are ups and down."

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was asked if he knew how many games he had won in his 999 as a manager.

Of course he knows, he said, and "let me tell you the numbers are insane!".

But he refused to dwell on the numbers and said he was not the right person to evaluate them.

More to follow.

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More from Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on his 1,000th match as a manager: "2,000 press conferences. Those were the best moments! Plus interviews.

"No, when I started, I didn't expect this. But it is a joy. I didn't enjoy every single moment but I enjoyed the journey a lot.

"I have been blessed."

On his first game: "I was nervous. More insecure than now. Or, to be honest, maybe I don't remember. It was a long time ago."

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We are actually going to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola next.

He is preparing for his 1,000th game as a manager, saying it would be a liar if he said he had enjoyed every single one, but could not choose a better rival than Liverpool for his landmark game.

More to follow.

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner said that he was not sure whether Adam Wharton would be fit to start against Brighton on Sunday after illness: "He is still feeling his chest and it’s not completely free. Sometimes we need to cough it out and I hope that happens now.

"It was good for him to play for 30-minutes against AZ. He was a bit rusty but that is why it is important for him to play.

"He is betting better and better but is it enough to start against Brighton? I am not sure."

NB: Glasner was talking in an embargoed news conference before news of Wharton's England call-up.

Tottenham Hotspur

Thomas Frank starts with a bit of team news and says winger Mohammed Kudus is "tough and go" for tomorrow's lunchtime game against Manchester United.

Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie are available.

Premier League

Saturday, 8 November

• Tottenham v Man Utd (12:30)
• Everton v Fulham (15:00)
• West Ham v Burnley (15:00)
• Sunderland v Arsenal (17:30)
• Chelsea v Wolves (20:00)

Sunday, 9 November

• Aston Villa v Bournemouth (14:00)
• Brentford v Newcastle (14:00)
• Crystal Palace v Brighton (14:00)
• Nottm Forest v Leeds (14:00)
• Man City v Liverpool (16:30)

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank is up next.

Just enough time for a quick reminder about this weekend's Premier League fixtures first...

It's Premier League manager of the month, Andy. Champions League doesn't factor into it...

Wolves

A final word on interim Wolves boss James Collins on team news:

"We've got a couple of injuries. (Matt Doherty) is injured, and so is Rodrigo (Gomes). The rest are fully available; we might get a couple of young boys around the group and make our decisions from there."

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Wolves

A final one from interim Wolves boss James Collins on the club's chances of avoiding relegation:

"I told the players on the first day - when you're in it, you feel like you are listening to the outside noise. But there's 28 games to go, nearly 90 points to play for, and if you listen to everybody out there, it's like Wolves are down. I don't see it that way. We just need to put some results together. It starts now, 28 games to go and let's get some points."

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Interim Wolves boss James Collins on the message from the board about how long he will be in charge: "What I have been told is that I'll be taking the game this weekend. The likelihood is that it will be one, one week only, but you never know in football. Last time we were told it could be a week or two, and it ended up being six. My focus is on the team and our week's work."

On his hopes for this weekend's match at Chelsea: "We were determined not to do is that it's a week's holiday and a new manager comes in. We had to make sure that we prepared properly for the game this weekend, it's a Premier League game that can be won. That was the message to the players, and they've responded brilliantly. They've been unbelievably receptive to what we've done with them."

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Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

Right, back to Wolves...