The Manchester City manager said he apologized to the former footballer privately. “I didn’t represent my club well,” he added.
Manchester City and Arsenal face each other in a key match this Wednesday in the duel valid for the 12th day of the Premier League. Prior to this confrontation, the citizen technician, Pep Guardiola dedicated a few minutes of the pre-match press conference to publicly apologize to Steven Gerrard after some comments that implicated him a few days ago.
The sr Spanish coach was referring to comments he made jokingly about Gerrard’s defeat to Chelsea which cost Liverpool the 2013-14 premiership.
“I don’t know if we’re responsible for Steven Gerrard’s slip-up in 2014 “Launched the coach, referring to the Prime Minister’s investigation against City.
So, before starting the actual press conference, Guardiola asked to speak. “I apologize to Steven Gerrard for the pointless and stupid comments I made about him last time. I’m ashamed of myself, because he doesn’t deserve it “, he began by pointing out on occasion.
“He knows how much I admire him and his career. I’m ashamed of myself because he doesn’t deserve it. I did not represent my club well “, He continued.
“I apologized to him (Gerrard) privately, but since the comment was public, my apologies must also be public…I’m so sorry for him, his wife and family “, he added.
Then he focused on the game against table leaders Arsenal, noting that “I don’t think we were out of form a week ago and now we’re back. Every match is different, you can play well and win and everything is perfect, but tomorrow you can lose. There are lots of games to play. Tomorrow is important, everyone knows it… I have the feeling that many things can happen. Tomorrow can bring us closer but there are many games, many ”.
He also admitted that he knew how to manage the bad results to get back into the fight for the title. “After Arsenal (in the FA Cup) there was this union, the boys are incredible human beings, I have no complaints. We all make mistakes, me included. Humor has been good, very, very good for many years. Sometimes you have to adjust small things to understand things differently. we are delighted to be together ”.
Gerrard’s Slide
On Premier League Matchday 36 of the 2013-14 season, a draw was enough for Liverpool to stay top of the table, although the game against Chelsea at that time was starting to get tricky late in the first half. -time.
Sakho touched the ball from the left sector towards the half of the field where Steven Gerrard was. However, the Englishman lost control and then skidded, allowing the ball to end up at Demba Ba’s feet. The Blues striker captured the ball and went to claim the goal, managing to open the scoring .
It was the first of two goals Chelsea scored, the result with which City climbed to first place and eventually won the Premier League.
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