Pep Guardiola was pleased with the way his team performed in their victory over Vincent Kompany's Burnley side.
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00:00 Can I ask you, I mean, such a good night for you tonight in terms of players back from injury, Alvarez scoring two goals, three more points.
00:07 How happy are you tonight?
00:08 Well, the game was not over until the end, this is my feeling.
00:14 So we found the goals because I think for the quality of the players that we have, but not because we control the game.
00:19 Being in the midfield is difficult for the way they defend, it was not easy to do it.
00:24 But, you know, the attitude and the willingness to do what you have to do.
00:31 I've been there and today was there.
00:33 And, yeah, we could have scored more goals, but at the end, yeah, it's fine.
00:42 So, of course, we are really pleased that everybody's back and have the whole squad ready.
00:47 And this is important for what is coming.
00:51 Can you tell us the story of the second goal? Because there seem to be a lot of celebrations on the bench about that set piece.
00:56 No, today in the modern football set pieces are really important.
00:59 We won the FA Cup against the Sports with a corner and today we prepared Carlos and Jack.
01:05 So I'm not involved in anything about the set pieces and because I'm not good or the other ones are better.
01:15 And I don't have time, I would say.
01:19 And, yeah, we are preparing things in the corners sometimes, like every team does.
01:25 So it's not because we are different than the other ones, but especially we prepared this free kick and it works.
01:33 And, you know, when, of course, Kevin had to make the perfect pass and Julian had to make the movement,
01:39 the good finishing from Julian, but at the end, someone had to say, "OK, we're going to do this."
01:45 And all credit for Carlos and Jack.
01:49 And Arsenal won this week, Liverpool have won tonight.
01:51 How do you relish the challenge now? It's looking like a three horse title race.
01:56 How would you relish that?
01:58 So I don't know. We are there. Important that we are there.
02:03 So I know now is in the first part of the season is a lot of games.
02:09 Now we are discounting games and we know the redraw points with the quality Arsenal, Liverpool have and maybe not a one.
02:18 But, yeah, we did our job.
02:20 Now we recover on Monday.
02:22 We go to play.
02:23 Like last season, we could not win just one point.
02:26 I always watch us.
02:27 I've been really, really tough.
02:29 And, yeah, one game at a time and we'll see what happens.
02:33 Simon, your team is winning regularly again.
02:39 You've got De Bruyne back.
02:42 You've got Haaland back.
02:45 Does the fact that you've been down this road before, you've won titles, you've won all these trophies,
02:51 does that help you into February and March when the matches get harder and the importance of them goes up?
03:01 So I don't know.
03:02 I never am a big fan for what happened in the past.
03:06 It's going to happen in the present.
03:07 It's going to happen in the future.
03:10 The reality is when we won 18 games in a row, 14 or 15 to win the titles, never thought to win 14, 15, 18.
03:16 So we were there thinking, OK, we won this one.
03:19 We know if we lose that game, we will be in trouble.
03:22 We have to win it.
03:23 And one step at a time, one game at a time.
03:26 And we did it.
03:27 And I think we're going to do it again.
03:28 So now we have, looks like in February, you know, we said in February, a lot of games.
03:33 I know that in Premier League, again, especially this Liverpool that everybody knows.
03:40 It's the same Liverpool we faced during seven, eight years in Arsenal.
03:44 So since Mikel, the first season settled the squad and now he's there.
03:51 So I don't have the feeling that they're going to drop much points.
03:54 And that's why we have to win as many games as possible.
04:00 One at a time.
04:02 And at the end, we'll see what happens.
04:06 On Haaland, is there a plan in place in number of minutes or how long he can...
04:12 Is it like day-to-day kind of decision?
04:15 If today was 7-0 at half-time, maybe we would have played more minutes.
04:19 With 1-0, maybe we would have played only one minute.
04:22 I don't know.
04:23 So I don't have many plans before the game.
04:26 But with 3-0 and play 25 the first, but I saw him sharp.
04:32 So the feeling that he was there, I didn't have clear chances.
04:37 But a 3-0-4 that the control of the pass from Jeremy didn't see him or whatever, he can score.
04:45 This is the quality for an Erling.
04:46 And we are...
04:47 You cannot imagine.
04:48 So I've been really good the last two months without him.
04:52 But with him, we are a better team.
04:55 And we are really pleased that he's back.
04:59 Is Julian making himself hard to drop out?
05:02 They can play together.
05:03 Julian is an exceptional player.
05:07 They can play together.
05:08 Definitely, they can.
05:09 Now they have...
05:10 He's really pleased.
05:12 Maybe it's a little more headache for me, you know, to selection.
05:16 But it's good that we had to compete.
05:18 You know, between each other to the better position.
05:22 Sam?
05:23 Hi Pep.
05:24 When you were talking there about having the feeling that Arsenal and Liverpool aren't going to drop many points,
05:28 is that when you feel like your players are at their best?
05:30 When they know they've got to win every game?
05:32 After winning, when you win, you need that pressure.
05:35 It's a benzine to be active.
05:41 You are flat against the teams.
05:44 I don't have the feeling I have in the past.
05:47 So when we won a lot of games in a row, we had the feeling that Liverpool were not dropping points.
05:52 And now we have that feeling.
05:53 You see the way they win games.
05:56 Most of them are not comfortable, but winning, yeah, they deserve, I would say, they deserve to win.
06:02 So we have to...
06:05 We know that.
06:07 We have to be ready.
06:08 The players know it.
06:09 So it's what happened in these many years.
06:12 We push each other every time.
06:14 And until the end, I think we'll try to do the same.
06:18 I know you can't guarantee that you are going to win loads of games in a row,
06:21 but are you at least confident now that the players will, at this point, approach it in the right way?
06:26 They're always going to have the right mentality at this stage of the season, whatever happens on the pitch.
06:30 I would say the right mentality is there.
06:33 I don't have any doubts about it, but I'm saying that right mentality will lose a game.
06:38 I said they are not right mentality.
06:40 They have no consistency.
06:41 They are, you know, like a year this season.
06:46 So it's not that.
06:50 I think we're going to try, but knowing that we're going to travel, you know.
06:54 Brentford, he didn't win one point.
06:56 And in the past, we won always with 1-0, 2-1.
06:59 Always with results so, so tight.
07:01 So I know it's difficult.
07:02 And this is the only way I'm concerned.
07:03 I want Brentford to relax until Monday.
07:05 Have two days to prepare and focus in there.
07:09 And after, we'll see.
07:10 So the important, my feeling is still we are there.
07:14 And this is nice.
07:15 This is really, really nice after where we come from.
07:18 Rob?
07:19 Obviously, Julian Alvarez is already a very good footballer.
07:23 But do you see in him the potential to be in that next bracket above,
07:27 to be considered one of the best players in the world, do you think, eventually?
07:29 Julian, for his age, for the numbers in the Premier League, who is involved,
07:33 not just scoring goals, what he gives to all the team is unbelievable.
07:38 He's world champion.
07:40 So play Alonso Messi, you know, Di Maria and Enzo Fernandez,
07:46 all the top players from Argentina.
07:48 He's playing.
07:49 If you are not good, you cannot play in that team.
07:52 You cannot.
07:53 And you can play in three different positions, have an incredible sense,
07:59 help us to the intensity to run.
08:01 That's really good.
08:02 You said that you don't expect Arsenal to never pull the drop many points
08:08 since your time in England.
08:09 You've never really had a three-horse title race.
08:12 How does that change?
08:13 How you think about it?
08:14 Does it change at all?
08:15 I think it's not just three.
08:16 So I don't know what they have, but Tottenham is still there
08:20 and Aston Villa is still there.
08:22 So still, yeah, apparently, but can't change anything.
08:28 My feeling when I see Arsenal playing is they control many aspects of the game.
08:33 When you see Liverpool, it's quite similar, all three.
08:36 When you see the games, every game they are better than the other.
08:39 You can lose games, yeah, of course, but in terms of they are better.
08:42 So, and I know how strong they are.
08:46 But still we are there.
08:47 So we want to continue.
08:49 Last one, Richard, please guys.
08:51 Hi Pep, I think last season you had a go at your players
08:54 for not defending Rico Lewis enough.
08:55 I think it was at Tottenham.
08:56 Today when he got pushed by Connor Roberts,
08:59 they all kind of ran over and defended him.
09:01 Does that make you proud?
09:02 Does that show you kind of how together this team is?
09:05 Yeah, we improve.
09:06 We are a better team.
09:08 It does make you feel alive.
09:11 Yeah, of course.
09:12 Our season was flat in that period.
09:14 So, yeah, it's better.
09:15 So, we have to defend ourselves.
09:19 Nobody's going to defend us.
09:20 So, that's for sure.
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