MANAGER'S PREVIEW | Pep Guardiola | West Ham v Man City | Premier League

in the middle hello P you okay um can you bring us up to date with uh injury issues to start with particularly around uh foden kovic and rodri please [Music] uh Ro is much better k k as well and fer still doesn't feel uh good um uh the rest are okay obviously it's transfer deadline day but arguably one of the best bits of business you've maybe done is to bring ilkai gundan back in we saw what sort of an influence he had against hip switch how do you make in terms of how he's settling back in and and how much of an influence is he having on the squad as a whole he needs one minute no more than that to several ands influence on everybody knows it he's a good player Top Class player and he knows the the mechanic the what we try to do what we try to leave all together and so we knew it and it happened and in terms of this weekend it's early days for hul OPI in charge of of West Ham but how do you see them evolving as a side are they are different prospects this year round you new managers new placers always need time uh an experienced manager so being in Real Madrid and or national team from Spain and and alongside another club so Sevilla is so demanding place so have a lot of experience is a unbelievable person and uh yeah so West Ham at what already had a good good really really good squad and this transfer this summer bring new new top players and and especially up front physicality especially up front they have uh an incredible weapons it's a really strong team I I have to ask although I think I know the answer you you're expecting a very quiet deadline day yeah thought so um what's more of a priority for you at 9:00 tomorrow morning preparing for West Ham or Oasis tickets absolutely West Ham will you be in the queue uh ois uh I don't know if we yeah we can go we go absolutely so it's a good news I think for the world music so they are back so it's fantastic for the thousand million fans they have around the world especially here in England in UK so yeah really good um the bonor voting opens next week There's plenty of Manchester City players that perhaps will be expected to be in the short list but of all outstanding players perhaps rodri and I know you love your midfielders perhaps just just a word on why he is expected to be in the the top three maybe if not win it I would love to one player win this award for the players means a lot so I would love it so but I think I said many times just being in contention or being there means that the club and individually collectively have done a good season so but there are a lot a lot of good teams with a good players as well so hopefully it's happened but it's not in my hands we we know the strikers often win but give Roger's run of unbeaten games how important he was to Manchester city is it maybe time now that a midfielder wins it this time round would be the light he deserve it but I guess maybe another one deserve it too so the people V so Rod had made Not Just DE season many many seasons and the the previous season of course was really really good with the Premier League and especially in the Euros winning with u with the Spain but there are players also they they did a good season pep um obviously the the transfer window has been difficult for lots of different clubs for different reasons I know with julan Alvarez leaving you spoke a couple of weeks ago about looking for a player at some point to come in and and fill that and maybe challenge earling um up front with this window specifically was it just a case of the fact the right player wasn't available was it a case of the club diding more time because the Alvarez deal happened lateer I mean where what's the situation with that um I'm happy with the squad so I didn't expect because I didn't expect julan was leaving but I expect I don't know because he had conversations for a long time ago with other clubs he's agent so could happen but at the then always you think maybe it's going to stay but at the end happen and after we yeah we saw but we have of course you have many many injes will be a problem but hopefully you know in two three months it's back Oscar and feel is in that position and and Makati can play in that position gundogan can play in that position Bernardo can play in that position different type of players like erling of course so and maybe it's a mistake I don't know but I like to to work with not a long long long squat I don't like to leave a lot of players without playing for a long long time and when you have a long Squat and no injes stand month without playing and I don't like it and know I feel when everybody's involved and with a chance to play the the performance of the team is always better so and that's why I prefer I know the group I know how incred serious and professional they are and commitment in every single game and but we decide to go you're right when we are not pretty pretty pretty sure it's better wait in Winter we have just in case happen we have another chance so if I'm not convinced and CH is not convinced it's better don't don't take that that step we saw the England squad announced yesterday um at first I guess a word on Rico Lewis and Jack greish getting themselves back in the squad I mean Rico's had a fantastic preseason and fantastic start to the season you must be delighted to to see him recognized by England AB absolutely he deserve it for him I'm so happy for him yeah really really happy but Kyle Walker I suppose one of the big names not to be selected um have you spoken to him do you know no but when he will be back he's best it will be soon and always is a incredible weapon for the national team to be used because having a specific qualities that is really really we need so but of course it was late and after um still arrived with some some a little bit nagles and problems and and drao was playing really good with the Precision the rhythm is higher than them because was in holidays and that's why that's why uh it's in the position but you know also there are many many games in national team as well and and with his physicality if he still is his desire is going there he has a chance to come back it just perform well to play here and the open for national team will be open because Kyle obviously has seniority lots of experience but this season is Rico pushing him as close as he ever has done in terms of for that place he's a different type of player so what what what Roo gives to the team K cannot give us and what K give us to us Roo cannot do it so but that that is what about is not long long big a squad but everyone push each other you know to end position that is the only way hi pep um about your future I I appreciate must B to receive those questions regularly but just to try to understand your rational uh on either deciding to stay or to or to go does it does it come from within you think this decision or you waiting to see the the body language of the squad throughout the next months I I answer this question the first days and it's over