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Hear from the managers ahead of this weekend’s action including Pep Guardiola and Calum Macfarlane ahead of the FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Chelsea and also Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta as they look to close in on the Premier League title against Burnley
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00:03The message is how we have to move, run, play against Chelsea to beat them.
00:10This is the message. The message is the FA Cup Final Wembley with two prestigious clubs,
00:17with our fans, that they make an effort, an incredible effort to come down to London,
00:24but today is not cheap. Go to support us and try to perform as best as possible to win.
00:33It's always a game plan, as you have to do.
00:35I think our recent form in the league has been way below the standard we'd expect
00:39and that we'd showed previously. It's an FA Cup Final, so we want to win it.
00:44It's a massive competition, prestigious. The club's got history in that competition as well,
00:47winning it eight times, so our focus is on that, performing as well as we can against the top side.
00:53I think when you're at a club of this magnitude, and like you've mentioned,
00:56the history that this club's got in this competition and winning silverweight,
01:00there's always pressure. There's pressure to win every game, but this game as well,
01:03there's pressure. You have to accept that and embrace that.
01:05We focus just on the things that are in our hands, which is to prepare in the best possible way
01:12to beat Burnley, that's it.
01:13Well, the team is really present. It's just living the moment. It's emotional,
01:26a really good state, I think. The energy level is the right one. We have most players available,
01:33and everybody is so enthusiastic and so positive about the way that we can finish the season.
01:40We've dropped far too many points in away games, and as I said,
01:45but that's maybe always happening in the end of the season,
01:48you constantly feel you're telling everyone the same things,
01:50but dropping points in away games has mainly happened after playing in Europe.
01:57In games where usually Liverpool is able to win,
02:02now Villa away doesn't matter if you play it after a game in Europe
02:05or after a week of rest because this will always be a difficult game,
02:09but we've dropped points in away games against teams
02:12where we usually don't drop points, and that has this season happened far too many times
02:17after playing in Europe.
02:19Well, you've always got to aim upwards, for sure, and it's just the beauty of football
02:26and the beauty of competition, you know, to achieve something, to then back it up,
02:30to then improve on things, I think that's always the challenge,
02:32and for the squad, for the whole group, for the football club,
02:35we want to keep moving in a positive way and in the right direction,
02:39and the closer you get to the top, obviously, the less room for progress,
02:46but progress is certainly what needs to be aimed for.
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