'Man City are not the best team in world - Chelsea are,' says Pep Guardiola
- Planet Sport writer
- 10 February 2022
Pep Guardiola has dismissed the suggestion that Manchester City are the best team in world despite commanding Premier League lead.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his team is not the best in the world - Chelsea or River Plate are.
Man City tightened their grip on the Premier League title race by easing to a 2-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday courtesy of goals from Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne.
However, when asked by reporters later if his dominant Man City team was the best on the planet at the moment, Guardiola was having none of it.
"We are not the best team in the world," Guardiola said. "The best team is Chelsea, who won the Champions League, or River Plate, who won in South America.
"The important thing is we won the game and in three days we go to Norwich and have to win again.
"This type of thing about who is the best, I don't care. Just be happy and try to play better every day."
The result extended Man City's lead in the Premier League to 12 points, although they have played two more matches than Liverpool in second.
"It was a really tough game," Guardiola said. "They defended with high pressing man to man and when you break this press they defend so deep and compact, there are no spaces.
"We had to be patient, make no mistakes. Thanks to good movement from John Stones to break the lines and a good action from Raheem for the penalty, then the second half was much better.
"It was an important victory. We knew it would be a tough game."
