Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on facing Everton and Sean Dyche, the blue cards debate and Phil Foden's form
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00:00 Good afternoon Pep, you face Everton, what kind of challenge are you expecting from them this weekend?
00:07 Well, hopefully it's going to be well, since we are here always accept one defeat, we've got better results away at home.
00:16 Last season I think we could not win, but you know, we try to do our best.
00:24 I think it's Sean Dyche's 300th Premier League game as a manager, what are your thoughts on him as a coach and what he's done at Burnley and what he's doing now at Everton in difficult circumstances?
00:36 First of all, congratulations, it's a good milestone. We faced each other many, many times, in Burson-Burley especially, and now in his period in Woodinson Park, so congratulations. When you achieve these numbers it's because you have been so consistent.
00:56 Finally from me, Phil Foden, is he playing the best football of his career? I think we sometimes forget that he's still only 23, is there still further improvement to come from him? Is he going to get even better?
01:12 Of course, if he wants to improve, he will improve. That's life. And I think he wants to do it. He's doing well, I think since he arrived. Since he arrived, he was at an early age, when he was so young, always playing at a good level and he continues to do it.
01:35 If I'm not mistaken, you have said some weeks ago about Kevin and Erling that they don't make you necessarily play better but they help you win games. Can you elaborate on that?
01:48 No. It's simple. It's the players that win games for themselves, so it's simple, the argument.
02:00 But winning is not correlated to playing better?
02:03 When one player scores 60 goals, it helps you to win games. When you play with a player that makes a thousand million assists and goals, it helps you to win games. You don't have to study at Harvard or Yale to understand that.
02:21 Thank you.
02:25 I'm just wondering what your thoughts are from IFAB coming out and potentially seeing Simbins and blue cards introduced to the game?
02:33 It's something like that but it's not official for FIFA or UEFA or whatever. When they give the final decision and explain you the rules, it can't be understood by everyone around the world. Not just the referees, even the managers, especially the players. So I give you my opinion. Now it's just an idea but I think it's not confirmed.
02:58 Are you not concerned about what it could do or the fact that we don't know where the game is going to go?
03:05 I'm not concerned about anything in life.
03:07 We're all talking so positively about Manchester City at the moment because the results in the playing so well. You talk about Phil Foden potentially improving but what extra, what more do you want to see from this team?
03:23 No, continue like we have done many, many years. Not now. I said when the results were not good that our level was more than decent. We were playing good. It's quite similar all the season.
03:37 But tomorrow at 12.30, wake up, go direct to play a football game. So be ready. And I said, since I arrived, Everton always took our results here. I don't know why. Maybe because they are good. So you have to be ready.
03:57 A win could take you to the top of the table for at least a few hours. Is that nice to know that you could be back at the top of the league? Does it give you any extra motivation going into the game?
04:07 I will answer after the Brentford game in 10, 12, 15 days. After I will answer you because now we will have the same game for everyone.
04:16 You've never lost a game against Sean Dyche, 17 games and 16 wins.
04:20 Don't ask me this question. I know what happened.
04:24 Is it a clash of styles that excites you? Do you feel like your team is better suited to teams such as Everton?
04:30 I have a huge respect for Sean and for the work I've done in his career. Like I said before, the way he plays is unbelievable with the players he has at his disposal. Focus on what you have to do.
04:46 Is it a fully fit team that you have now? Can we expect to see Jon Sturns back in the starting line-up in the next game?
04:54 We have a training session in a few hours and we will see how everyone is.
05:06 Everton had a 10-point deduction this season and they have another hearing coming up. Sean Dyche has raised the issue of why Everton have had their process dealt with before Sixers has even come up yet.
05:22 I know my opinion about that. I've spoken many times about that. I don't have anything else to add.
05:33 So we wait.