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Here are the headlines for Manchester City’s night on Sunday, May 10.
Van Dijk choosing Liverpool over the city
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has explained why he decided to join the Merseyside club before others, including Manchester City.
The Dutch colossus dismissed the City’s interest in making a £ 75 million move to Anfield in January 2018.
Van Dijk told BT Sport: “Before making the decision to choose Liverpool, I examined all aspects of the clubs; the way of playing, the teammates, the future too.
“The city, the fans, it all has to be a big part of joining a club.
“I think Liverpool at the time, when I made the decision, was the right decision, and obviously reaching the Champions League final in my first six months was a huge advantage.”
The 28-year-old had been linked with City when he was with Southampton, to the extent that his teammates bought him a Blues shirt at his 2016 Secret Santa.
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Pep’s mistake in a city, according to his former colleague
Ajax boss Erik Ten Hag identified Pep Guardiola “Only mistake” in the city.
Ten Hag, who worked with Guardiola at Bayern Munich, said Guardiola is the best coach in the world, but in his first season he underestimated the Premier League.
He said Voetbal International : “Only once in his career did Pep make a mistake: in his first year at Manchester City when he completely underestimated the power and speed of the Premier League.
“He realized that you can’t play the kind of football he loves without having a couple of physically strong athletes, so he brought them in. So he’s not a stubborn coach.”
“Yes, he is stubborn in his philosophy, but not in execution. And that makes him the best.”
Guardiola joined City of Bayern before the 2016/2017 season, but did not win a trophy during his first season, while finishing third in the league.
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Rodri talks about fitting into Pep’s team
Spanish midfielder Rodri has admitted that it is not as simple as some believe they fit into the Guardiola City team.
Rodri, who joined the club from Atlético de Madrid last summer, said BBC Sport : “It is my first year [in the league]And that is always extra difficult.
“Coming here to a championship team that had won everything, to have the position that Dinho and [Ilkay] Gundogan is not an easy task, and neither is a team that has many attacking players and not many defensive players.
“I learned pretty quick and fast and it’s a big challenge for me.”
“Sometimes, maybe people think it’s easy to fit into this team with these players, but trust me when everyone is attacking and not many defenders is not that easy, so I’m very proud of what I’ve done this year to join this amazing team and I want to continue growing. “
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