Pep Guardiola pre-match press conference | Manchester City v Ipswich Town

Intro goodno guys hope you're well St Max on either side we'll set up halfway through at 10:30 this evening want to start please M afternoon pep I think you know where Ilkay Gundogan Return we're going to start um The Return of ilai gundan um how happy are you that he's back yeah a lot uh when most of the times all the manager we said that uh finish the transfer window everything can happen this is the real proof so he was a completely surprised and expect it and and you know it happened and we know him quite well me personally but the staff and the players and everyone and and you know the quality that he played last season in Barcelona like he play in a high high level consistency playing a lot of min games and and producing a lot was uh we didn't have any doubts with the possibility was open and uh yeah absolutely theight that he's back um I was going to say is was it a no-brainer when cheeky put the idea to you that that gundan could return was it an easy yes from you yeah um what is his role going to change this time now he's he's a year older or you you found a solution in your your of course he's not a teenager anymore but uh the reason why we decide that the chance to do it is is for the level he played last season so in his season last season was not you know playing the level that we expect is's going to to deliver maybe you have think about it but you know even the Euros playing a with Nagle with national team with nagles man play really really good as well so that's why and he knows what we want to do he doesn't need adapt you know he knows the city he knows the club the maids and the way we want to play so will be immediately you know settle settled I I guess good and and that's why we we didn't we could do it and we did it um have you have the Leadership Group players voted for their leadership group yet because ilai was Captain so would you expect him to be back in that five no no I don't know I don't know Fred andp in the middle hi pep umai said Ilkay Gundogan Comments in his interview on his return just how important your role as his manager was he was obviously so success successful here he said you one of you're one of the best managers if not the best manager in the world how does that make you feel when a player returns to the club and speaks so highly of you yeah I appreciate it but the important is want to come back so you know he Chiki got a message from Chiki so we I want to talk to you want to call you okay so he he called me and and asked me the situation I was so the if the chance to come back if he would like it then we say yes immediately so this is the most important thing and know we are here and he has to deliver a good season a good two seasons here this is now what you have to work with so he he does the feeling doesn't come to retire or doesn't come here to okay to remember the good memories that we had we have time to have a good memories in the future but now it's time to you know choose on and play your best 44 games at home unbeaten such a good mood after First Home Game vs Ipswich Town obviously the first win and then also the resigning of gundan how excited are you for this first home game of the season it reach town is only I'm concerned uh to team have made promoted the league one the championship Championship to the Premier League with the same manager with the clear patterns with the he was the team in the first game on the season for all Premier League the most intense team have you know that is only I'm concerned right now I know we understand that ilai is a a Highlights today but since I stand up for this room it reached down is the only unconcern um talking to some of the other players svho picked up a a slight Team News knock KN injury during the his debut he was back training in midweek where is he with his recovery and what we expect to see him on on Saturday Savin uh Savino uh yeah feels better I don't think he's completely completely top but uh yeah I made part of the trainings and he's developing really well we we will see today tomorrow uh what you going to do with him hi pep um one of UK Kai's quotes he “It’s a Honor” said that the package that man City offers nowadays you can't find anywhere else does does it surprise you to hear that it's a privilege for all of us yeah it's an honor to know this words because that means because the package means the city means the club the club means everyone sta staff these buildings and commercials and everything so I said many times so the club has been run from foran for all the people amazing ly and and you know so me as a manager I think the players so they have everything what they need to perform as much as highest level as possible this is what the biggest clubs Define the titles of course but how we behave daily day by day in all structor and there are a lot a lot of people working behind us the manager especially the players and that's why it's a comfortable place to be something that you have said many “He had incredible words for Barcelona” | Ilkay Gundogan times how comfortable the place is to work um but it's different when someone goes to a club like Barcelona comes back feeling the same thing um so you can see that out there it is different I spoke a little bit with ilil and having incredible words about Barcelona about his experience there for the city for the people who were there and for the players um speak so highly about uh his experience there and but the situation everybody knows in Barcelona and it happened it wasn't expecting so I didn't call we didn't call Co and said oh why because I I could not expect because he played really well last season still I know how competitive he is how he drive you know his mates to to his best and and what happened I said yeah you know I love Midfield players I love his qualities he give us incredible alternative in the way we want to play he adapt in two three roles perfectly he knows everything he doesn't need time to how he settle you know tomorrow has to play okay he knows everything so that's why it's it's comfortable for us and I know his mentality is always in the right position he he doesn't come I said before to okay let's let's go to L the last two years here completely different he I know he will be upset when he's not going well he will be happy and thinking on the next on to next you know when it's going well so and that's why we is back one person that do Bel love for the his mates also so important everyone is so thrill and happy that he's back for our fans I'm pretty sure of that and and yeah he's going to to try to fight again with us hi pep um feels quite sentimental Raheem Sterling with ilai coming back um another one of your former players is also available uh and How likely or possible maybe Raheem Sterling any chance you might want to bring him back to Manchester City as well is is a chassis player absolutely a chassis player I know I have I'm feel so attached but the time we live together with raim and of course I'm feel aach with Enzo so I just wish him all the best but is of course Chelsea player if you ask me this question when gundo is in Barcelona I will ask you this answer the same there is one week left of the Transfer Window window um with gundan coming in it's a big reinforcement but are there chances How likely is it that you'll get anyone else in you think in the next I don't know I don't think so but what I said before so I don't know what's going to happen at the end of the market maybe happen something in terms of injures hopefully not in terms of I don't know the market provided something expected that financially F good for us or for the tactic wise as well so right now I don't think so but I don't know can I finish just by asking about rodri Rodri “is getting better” because he I didn't see him at training in midweek um how is he is he back get better is he with the group yet no no he's not the group maybe today will me a partial maybe partial training but still is not is not uh it's not good so not for the weekend I don't think so I don't think so but we will see today now her training at 3: we'll see thank you last one before the Embargo place firan it's just a quick one um with elai Ilkay Gundogan will he be involved in the Scot tomorrow yeah maybe we need the paper the Al Alex told me you can say to the guy International play international sandpaper but if