'The other teams didn't win anything' - Guardiola news conference on Champions League race

Summary

Pep Guardiola and Oliver Glasner speak to the media after Saturday's FA Cup final, which Crystal Palace won
Guardiola on the race for the Champions League - 'The other teams didn't win anything' | Also, 'Rodri getting better day-by-day'
'Great feeling, great times' - Glasner speaks after winning FA Cup with Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace v Wolves & Manchester City v Bournemouth on Tuesday (both 20:00 BST)
Meanwhile, Premier League reaction: Newcastle, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Man City & Nottingham Forest separated by one point as they chase final three Champions League spots
Pundits on the Champions League race | All eyes on Forest v Chelsea | Who has already qualified for Europe?
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Written by Craig Nelson, Ben Ramsdale, Ben Collins & Tyrese King

'So we have won three trophies...'published at 13:25 British Summer Time
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The response from Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola with regard to the Community Shield was very similar to that his former assistant coach gave earlier this season.
In December, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was asked a question in his pre-match news conference by a reporter who stated that he had "won one trophy in five years" with the club.
Arteta's response to said question was: “We won the Charity Shield twice, no? So we’ve won three trophies.”
Recap: Guardiola's top linespublished at 13:24 British Summer Time
Manchester City
If you're just tuning in, you will have just missed Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola facing the media in his pre-Bournemouth news conference.
Fear not though, because here's a recap of his best bits:
- "The other teams didn't win anything..."
- Guardiola said Ballon d'Or winner Rodri is "getting better day-by-day"
- He refused to state who City's penalty taker would be moving forwards after Marmoush's miss in the FA Cup final
- Guardiola claimed he is "absolutely" confident about achieving Champions League qualification
- De Bruyne will "get what he deserves" with regard to a send off tomorrow evening
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Pep Guardiola has spent so much of his illustrious career on the winning side, he clearly struggles to process defeat and can appear rather prickly when challenged. He knows this season has been poor, but he can only frame that by referring to what other teams have failed at, rather than admitting City's own shortcomings. Having a squad worth (possibly) more than a billion pounds means that you've very few excuses to explain a trophy-less season, with or without injuries.
Jon
De Bruyne will get 'best moment and the best compliment'published at 13:15 British Summer Time
Man City v Bournemouth (Tue, 20:00 BST)
Manchester City
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on whether he will start with Kevin de Bruyne on Tuesday, after the 33-year-old Belgium midfielder stayed on for the full game in the FA Cup final on Saturday: "We want to win the game so we can qualify for the Champions League next season - this is what Kevin wants, it couldn't be otherwise.
"I am going to decide what is the best for us to win the game against Bournemouth, that is for sure.
"Kevin will get what he deserves, and what he deserves is the best moment and the best compliment for his incredible trajectory.
"What he has done along with some incredible other legends in this club will not be possible in the 10 to 15 years since Sheik Mansour took over the club and run this club to reach another level."
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'I haven't watched the FA Cup final back'published at 13:11 British Summer Time
Man City v Bournemouth (Tue, 20:00 BST)
Manchester City
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on his review of the FA Cup final: "I haven't watched that game. I am focusing on Bournemouth. I don't have much time to watch - maybe tonight I will review and tomorrow show to the players but last night this morning it has been Bournemouth, Bournemouth and Bournemouth."
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Wow. Never thought I’d see Pep fall so low that he had to play the ‘Manchester City won the charity shield’ card.
Jay
Guardiola 'absolutely' confident about Champions League qualificationpublished at 13:05 British Summer Time
Man City v Bournemouth (Tue, 20:00 BST)
Manchester City
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on how important tomorrow's fixture is: "It is important. For the last 13 or 14 or 15 years we want to be in the Champions League but if we are not there then we don't deserve it and will be in the Europa League. It is what it is."
On whether he has thought about not qualifying: "I am thinking we are going to qualify. My thoughts and the way I think - I think that. We need four points. That is the main target. I am absolutely [confident of qualifying]."
Haaland steps aside...but Marmoush penalty is savedpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time
Man City v Bournemouth (Tue, 20:00 BST)
Manchester City
Erling Haaland is the club's usual penalty taker but stepped aside to let Omar Marmoush take a spot-kick in the FA Cup final on Saturday.
Haaland had missed three of his last seven penalties.
Marmoush saw his attempt saved by Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson and Manchester City went on to lose the FA Cup final 1-0.
Media caption,
Henderson denies Marmoush from the penalty spot with brilliant save
Guardiola shrugs off penalty taker questionpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time
Man City v Bournemouth (Tue, 20:00 BST)
Manchester City
Pep Guardiola was asked who will take a penalty should Manchester City be awarded one tomorrow: "I didn't talk with them. We train this afternoon. The taker is who scores the goal."
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'Rodri is getting better day-by-day'published at 12:59 British Summer Time
Man City v Bournemouth (Tue, 20:00 BST)
Manchester City
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on injured players potentially returning: "We will see. Some players are better. Rodri is getting better day-by-day. We will see."
Could Man City's season get any worse?published at 12:57 British Summer Time
Man City v Bournemouth (Tue, 20:00 BST)
Manchester City
Defeat to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final ensured Manchester City would fail to win a trophy in a season for the first time since manager Pep Guardiola's first campaign in charge in 2016-17.
City's challenge now is to make sure they do not miss out on Champions League football next season for the first time since the 2010-11 campaign.
Guardiola's side need four points from their final two Premier League games - at home to Bournemouth on Tuesday and at Fulham on Sunday - to clinch a place in Europe's elite cup competition next season.
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'We need four points'published at 12:56 British Summer Time
Man City v Bournemouth (Tue, 20:00 BST)
Manchester City
More from Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola: "We played a really good final. Not enough to win it and we have the last two games. We need four points to be in the Champions League. This is enough and everyone has to be aware of that."
De Bruyne will get send-off he 'deserves'published at 12:54 British Summer Time
Man City v Bournemouth (Tue, 20:00 BST)
Manchester City
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Pep Guardiola stopped short of saying that Kevin de Bruyne would definitely start at home to Bournemouth for what would be his final home game in a Manchester City shirt.
He did, however, say that the playmaker would get the send-off he "deserves".
Guardiola also added that he had not talked to the Belgian midfielder about whether he would be staying on to play in the Club World Cup.
More to follow.
'The other teams didn't win anything...'published at 12:50 British Summer Time
Man City v Bournemouth (Tue, 20:00 BST)
Manchester City
On the clubs fighting to be in the Champions League next season, Pep Guardiola said: "Newcastle won the Carabao Cup, Liverpool won the Premier League and Manchester City won the Community Shield. The other teams didn't win anything..."
Man City played 'a really good final' - Guardiolapublished at 12:49 British Summer Time
Man City v Bournemouth (Tue, 20:00 BST)
Manchester City
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is talking about Tuesday's Premier League game at home to Bournemouth, which Manchester City need at least a point in to climb back into the top five.
He started by saying that he needs to pick up his players after playing a "really good final" in defeat to Crystal Palace.
More to follow.
Guardiola incoming...published at 12:43 British Summer Time
Manchester City
Crystal Palace's joy was in stark contrast to the reaction of Manchester City fans and manager, Pep Guardiola, who is talking about Saturday's FA Cup final defeat now.
Let's hear from him...
'The Eagles have landed!'published at 12:41 British Summer Time
Crystal Palace 1-0 Man City
This is the moment when Crystal Palace supporters realised they had finally won the FA Cup...
Media caption,
'The Eagles have landed!' - emotional full-time scenes as Palace win FA Cup
Postpublished at 12:39 British Summer Time
Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter
Thanks Ben, let's change the mood shall we?
What's the opposite of "unsatisfied and upset"? Over to you Crystal Palace fans...
Postpublished at 12:34 British Summer Time
Ben Ramsdale
BBC Sport
Ok, I think we've just about milked all we can out of the Arsenal chatter.
Fancy getting into some reaction surrounding the new FA Cup holders?
Sesko a long-term optionpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time
Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport Senior football correspondent
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Arsenal have had Benjamin Sesko on their radar for a while now and the forward was close to joining the club last summer.
Arsenal enquired again in January, but the German club were adamant they had no intention of selling and the Gunners did not want to antagonise them before a potential negotiation this summer.
Slovenia international Sesko has scored 26 goals this season - already an improvement on the 23 he hit last year. At 21, he fits the ideal age profile for Arsenal in terms of financial and technical growth.

Premier League Table

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Liverpool	36	25	8	3	83	37	46	83	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
2 Arsenal	37	19	14	4	67	33	34	71	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
3 Newcastle United	37	20	6	11	68	46	22	66	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
4 Chelsea	37	19	9	9	63	43	20	66	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
5 Aston Villa	37	19	9	9	58	49	9	66	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win
6 Manchester City	36	19	8	9	67	43	24	65	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw
7 Nottingham Forest	37	19	8	10	58	45	13	65	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
8 Brentford	37	16	7	14	65	56	9	55	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
9 Brighton & Hove Albion	36	14	13	9	59	56	3	55	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win
10 Fulham	37	15	9	13	54	52	2	54	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
11 AFC Bournemouth	36	14	11	11	55	43	12	53	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
12 Crystal Palace	36	12	13	11	46	48	-2	49	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
13 Everton	37	10	15	12	41	44	-3	45	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers	36	12	5	19	51	64	-13	41	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
15 West Ham United	37	10	10	17	43	61	-18	40	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
16 Manchester United	37	10	9	18	42	54	-12	39	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
17 Tottenham Hotspur	37	11	5	21	63	61	2	38	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
18 Leicester City	37	6	7	24	33	78	-45	25	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win
19 Ipswich Town	37	4	10	23	35	79	-44	22	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
20 Southampton	37	2	6	29	25	84	-59	12	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss