Guardiola 自信のない on Haaland's fitness, says sorry to Gerrard
LONDON (AP) - Manchester City 経営者／支配人 Pep Guardiola was 自信のない Tuesday whether Erling Haaland will be 利用できる for the 抱擁する 首相 League game against 兵器庫.
The striker was 代用品，人d at halftime in City´s 3-1 勝利，勝つ over Aston 郊外住宅 on Sunday with what Guardiola at the time 述べるd as a "knock."
Haaland took part in a 回復 開会／開廷／会期 on Monday but Guardiola could not say if the league's 最高の，を越す scorer, with 25 goals, would be healthy enough to play at 首長国s Stadium on Wednesday in a match between the 最高の，を越す two.
"権利 now, I don't know," Guardiola said.
The teams are separated by three points and City could go into first place on goal difference with a 勝利，勝つ, although 兵器庫 has a game in 手渡す.
While 説 it was an "important" game, Guardiola 試みる／企てるd to 軽視する its significance with City, the defending 支持する／優勝者, still having 15 more games to play.
Manchester City's Erling Haaland 会談 with Manchester City's 長，率いる coach Pep Guardiola during the English 首相 League サッカー match between Manchester City and Aston 郊外住宅 at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
"I have the feeling many things are still to happen," Guardiola said. "The FA Cup and 支持する／優勝者s League is a ノックアウト and we'll try to arrive for the last 8-10 games in the 首相 League 存在 there. This is the 的.
"I would say tomorrow would help us to be there in those 8-10 games."
City （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 兵器庫 1-0 in the FA Cup last month, though that match was at Etihad Stadium and the 訪問者s fielded a わずかに 弱めるd 顔触れ.
Guardiola believes this is the strongest 兵器庫 team he has 直面するd since joining City in 2016.
"So far it´s the best team in the 首相 League - they've made an incredible first (half) of the league," he said.
"We felt it a few weeks ago when we played the FA Cup here how committed and sharp (兵器庫 was). ... It will be a big 戦う／戦い in all departments."
Before taking any questions at his pre-match news 会議／協議会, Guardiola 問題／発行するd an 陳謝 to Steven Gerrard for what the City 経営者／支配人 述べるd as his "unnecessary and stupid" comments about the Liverpool 広大な／多数の／重要な last week.
While 開始する，打ち上げるing a 反抗的な 弁護 of City に引き続いて 告訴，告発s by the 首相 League that the club 違反d a slew of 財政上の 規則s from 2009-18, Guardiola brought up Gerrard's 悪名高い slip during Liverpool's 2-0 loss to Chelsea in one of the final games of the 2013-14 season.
That loss for Liverpool helped City 勝利，勝つ the league that season.
"I don´t know if we are 責任がある Steven Gerrard slipping," Guardiola said on Friday. "You know that 状況／情勢 at Anfield? I didn´t want it out of 尊敬（する）・点 for Steven Gerrard, but it´s our fault?"
On Tuesday, Guardiola said he admired Gerrard and was "ashamed" of himself.
"He doesn't deserve it," he said. "I didn't 代表する my club 井戸／弁護士席, putting his 指名する in these stupid comments."
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Manchester City's Erling Haaland, left, kicks the ball ahead of Aston 郊外住宅's Boubacar Kamara, centre, and Aston 郊外住宅's Emiliano Buendia during the English 首相 League サッカー match between Manchester City and Aston 郊外住宅 at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Manchester City's 長，率いる coach Pep Guardiola looks on ahead the English 首相 League サッカー match between Manchester City and Aston 郊外住宅 at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
