Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, made the following statement after his team defeated RB Leipzig last night: “You will see the true Guardiola on Sunday, even without Halaand, I will shame them.”

The three-time champions were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Newcastle United the previous week, and then they suffered a stunning defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League this past weekend.

In the Champions League match that took place on Wednesday evening, the team went to Leipzig, a location where they had failed to win on either of their previous two trips there, and produced a solid performance by dominating the game on their way to a 3-1 victory.

Following the equalizer scored by Lois Openda just after halftime, there were a few stressful moments; nevertheless, late goals scored by substitutes Julian Alvarez and Jeremy Doku ensured that their team would emerge victorious.

Guardiola was in an optimistic frame of mind prior to the match, declaring that he has always had tremendous faith in his team despite recent bad results, and he anticipates playing ‘our game’ in north London. This means that City will now play their rivals for the title, Arsenal, on the road at the Emirates on Sunday.

When asked about the significance of putting on such a tremendous performance prior to playing Arsenal, Guardiola reacted by saying, “Yeah, but I’m not going to judge my team based on results.”

“Maybe not the best performances [against Newcastle and Wolves], but it was not easy when 10 players defend in the box,” the coach remarked. “Wolves and Newcastle both had 10 players in their box.”When there are 10 players, five players, four players, a striker, and a holding midfielder all in the box at the same time, it makes it impossible to defend.

Therefore, it turned out that we were unlucky to score the initial goal, and that we were not concentrating hard enough on the game. Because there are many different games, I am able to understand it.

In spite of this, if you believe that I would change my mind about the team or about the strategies we have in place for this season as a result of the fact that there was a possibility that we would lose once more today, you are mistaken. It is inappropriate for you to respond to these questions.

Since I am familiar with their practice sessions and the way they approach their game, I am able to say, “I rely on these individuals without reservation, regardless of whether we win or lose.”

“And with that, we’re heading over to Arsenal to play our game,” Get some rest, and here’s hoping that we can cut the gap [in the title race] in March, April, or May, when the actual competitions take place.

I have a hunch that our competition will find us to be a difficult foe to triumph over.

Following the victory over Leipzig, Head Coach Pep Guardiola singled out the teenager Rico Lewis, calling him “outstanding.” It is possible that Rico Lewis will start in the midfield against Arsenal in lieu of Rodri, who will miss the game due to suspension.