Man City 4-2 Tottenham: Pep Guardiola presents lists of demands for Blues to return to top

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Manchester City's nighttime of temper swings ended with a singular outpouring from manager Pep Guardiola arsenic helium virtually presented a database of demands to the full nine for a instrumentality to erstwhile sky-high standards.

It was not delivered successful immoderate sinister mode but, having watched the reigning champions crook a 2-0 half-time shortage into a chaotic 4-2 win, an animated and passionate Guardiola felt it was clip to onslaught publically arsenic helium reminded everyone astatine Manchester City that what helium has been seeing has not been bully enough.

City closed the spread connected leaders Arsenal to 5 points but Guardiola has seen capable successful caller weeks to motorboat a singular watercourse of consciousness successful the absorption of anyone who would listen.

There was the unaccustomed dependable of booing astatine half-time arsenic City's fans, gorged connected occurrence nether Guardiola, expressed their disapproval astatine a limp archetypal 45 minutes and what they intelligibly regarded arsenic lenient show from referee Simon Hooper.

Guardiola whitethorn person ended a thunderous nighttime pumping his arms into the aerial and blowing kisses into the stands but helium was intelligibly little than satisfied arsenic helium warned Manchester City volition not beryllium winning their 5th rubric successful six years unless they rise themselves to their erstwhile heights.

The manager's occurrence and brimstone absorption continued into his post-match debriefing arsenic Guardiola's perfectionist attack bubbled to the surface, outlining what helium expects from everyone astatine Manchester City connected and disconnected the pitch.

No-one was spared arsenic Guardiola intelligibly felt triumph - "I americium incredibly happy. I volition slumber similar a babe tonight" - allowed him a amended level to authorities that helium was not really incredibly blessed astatine all.

Guardiola wants much than the earthy gifts of his players, peculiarly arsenic they effort to flooded the hunger of a caller challenger successful the signifier of Arsenal.

"Guts, passion, occurrence to triumph from infinitesimal one," said Guardiola. "The aforesaid with the fans. They are soundless for 45 minutes. I privation my fans back.

"I privation a absorption from the full organisation. Not conscionable the players."

He added: "I privation our fans to propulsion us. Demand more. Say 'come connected guys'. Show america more. We are a blessed flowers team, each bully and good. I don't privation to beryllium a blessed flower. I privation to bushed Arsenal. If we play that mode Arsenal volition destruct us."

And connected Guardiola went. It whitethorn person seemed similar an impromptu outburst, so it sounded similar one, but helium has intelligibly detected a bare combatant attack from Arsenal that helium present wants replicated successful each portion of Manchester City.

He said: "We person an hostile successful Arsenal who person the fire, astir 2 decades without winning the Premier League. I americium explaining reality. Everything is truthful comfy astatine City but opponents don't wait."

No-one wrong earshot was near successful immoderate uncertainty astir what Guardiola wants from present on, his words coming connected the backmost of a lame League Cup quarter-final nonaccomplishment astatine Southampton and the derby decision astatine Manchester United.

City were looking astatine the rarity of a 3rd successive nonaccomplishment until thing happened successful the dressing country astatine half-time, thing which mightiness person been beauteous peculiar to perceive to fixed the information Guardiola inactive seemed to beryllium boiling good aft the last whistle.

All was good that ended good for City arsenic they flashed done the gears with 3 goals successful 12 minutes astatine the commencement of the 2nd half, inspired by the magnificent Riyad Mahrez, who yet scored 2 and was progressive successful the others from Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland.

There is nary uncertainty City person not been their accustomed fluent, threatening selves successful caller weeks but specified was the absorption of the players connected the transportation and Guardiola's connection disconnected it that they volition anticipation this is the nighttime that shakes disconnected immoderate cobwebs that person been hanging implicit them since adjacent earlier the World Cup, erstwhile they mislaid astatine location to Brentford.

Arsenal are inactive successful power of the rubric race, 5 points up with a crippled successful hand, but no-one listening to Guardiola was near successful immoderate uncertainty that helium wants the aged champion City backmost consistently and helium wants it now.

This was spectacular, eventually, connected the tract - and Guardiola made it spectacular disconnected it.

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