By Daily Sports on August 31, 2019
Pep Guardiola says he will not judge himself too harshly if his spell as Manchester City manager ends without winning the Champions League.
The draw for this year’s competition this week appeared to offer City a favourable route into the knockout stages, pairing them with Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk, Croatian outfit Dinamo Zagreb and Italian side Atalanta.
After Guardiola led City to every domestic trophy last season, there appears more pressure than ever on the highly-decorated coach to land the European crown for his wealthy owners.
But Guardiola insists the prospect of failure in the tournament for a fourth successive season does not concern him, despite a record of two quarterfinal appearances and one in the last 16 while at the Etihad.
“It’s important, I know it’s important and if it happens it will be important,” he said.
“But I will be the same guy, I’ll wake up in the morning, work a lot, go to sleep as early as possible, eat good, take care of myself as best as possible and love the people I love.
“I’m going to do my best but it’s not going to change my life.
“When I say thank you to everybody for my time here it’s not going to change my opinion about this title or that title.
“We are happy with what we’ve done so far, we came here to play the way we want to play.
“If we’re good enough we’ll fight until the end, if not we're going to try next season.” (SuperSport)
•Photo shows Pep Guardiola
Source Daily Sports
Posted August 31, 2019
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