Jurgen Klopp’s recent comment that writing off Pep Guardiola’s Man City side from the title race would be the “biggest joke in the history of football” was met with a response from Guardiola, who stated that it is unfair for his team to be held to consistently high standards while others are celebrated for just one success. Guardiola believes that winning is the most difficult thing to do and that City should win, but it is not fair that they are expected to do so every season. He acknowledges that City can have a bad period, but the only team that will fail by not winning the Premier League is City. Liverpool, Arsenal, and Chelsea not winning everything is normal, but City winning everything is expected and difficult to handle. Guardiola has trust in himself and will help the team come back, but the contenders are strong. Liverpool’s character is still there, and Arsenal’s consistency over the past two years has been amazing.
