MADRID, 1 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The manager of Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, confessed this Tuesday that he “would love to have Sevilla’s European trophy case”, at the same time that he highlighted his “prestige” in the old continent and advanced that the Norwegian Erling Haaland will not be against him Seville set.
“Sevilla’s prestige in Europe is there. I would love to have its showcase of European trophies,” said the Catalan coach at the press conference prior to this Wednesday’s duel (9:00 p.m.) against Sevilla at the Etihad, which they arrive with the pass to the second round of the Champions League as leaders of their group.
The ex of the FC Barcelona announced that Erling Haaland, injured, follows recovering and will not be in front of the ones of Sampaoli. “He’s better, compared to Saturday and Sunday, but not one hundred percent. We don’t want to take risks, it doesn’t make sense,” Guardiola updated, who calculated his return for the Premier League match against Fulham.
For his part, Kalvin Phillips is still unavailable and continues his recovery with the World Cup in Qatar on the horizon. “He has premiered some moments with the team,” he explained. “We are going to see his evolution. We know that the World Cup is important, but we will not use a player who is not fit,” he added.
“Personally, I think that the time is very fair for him to reach the World Cup. I don’t think he will play against Fulham and Brentford. They will be games similar to those against Leicester and we need players in the best conditions,” Guardiola assured of the midfielders.
