Pep Guardiola admits he 'does not like' Jack Grealish's Man City claim
By Tom Gott
Jack Grealish has admitted he feels Manchester City are 'unstoppable' after their 4-0 demolition of Real Madrid on Wednesday, but manager Pep Guardiola later fired a warning to the winger about his confidence.
City can win the Premier League title with a victory over Chelsea on Sunday and are now in the finals of both the Champions League and FA Cup - the rewards of a 23-game unbeaten streak across all competitions.
"I don't think many teams can do that to Real Madrid but when we're all together and playing, especially at home, we feel unstoppable," Grealish said after Wednesday's victory.
"I saw a stat the other day about how many Champions League games we've won at home compared to away, I couldn't believe it. When we play here in front of our fans, we feel unstoppable. Even in the league, we feel nobody can beat us. You see what we've done to Bayern Munich, Leipzig and tonight, it's unbelievable."
While Guardiola was equally as jovial, he made a point of disagreeing with Grealish's belief that City are unstoppable.
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"I don't like that, no," Guardiola said. "Every team is stoppable if you do what you have to do. It's nice the players feel that, but football can change from one game to another. You have to stay calm. I would like to give the players two days off, but I cannot give them one because the Premier League is there.
"We cannot extend it because Brighton and Brentford are really tough places to go. We have to finish soon so we have a little more time mentally to prepare for the two finals we have."
Despite acknowledging his side's hectic schedule, Guardiola did find some time to celebrate their victory over Real Madrid.
"This is one of the highest [results of my career], considering the opponent, Real Madrid, in the semi-final of the Champions League," he said. "We had to perform well, and we did it, especially in the first half. It was really, really good.
"I had a feeling these last days that we had a mix of calmness and tension to play these kind of games. After 10 or 15 minutes, I had the feeling that all the pain of last season was there today. It was so hard and tough last season [against Real Madrid], when we played quite similar to how we played today."
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