Guardiola Likened City's Duel Against Arsenal to a Final Match

London, Beritasatu.com – Manchester City still have a chance to win two trophies at Wembley this season, but manager Pep Guardiola says all his focus is on the English Premier League match against rivals Arsenal at the end of this month. Guardiola likened the match against the Gunners to a “final”. .

City will face Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals next month, as well as Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals, whose title decider will be held at Wembley this season.

Guardiola said he would not miss his next league game against Mikel Arteta's side on March 31. “One step at a time. We have the final against Arsenal. I don't want to think too much about the future right now. “It's been an intense period,” he said.

Guardiola said he hoped all his players would be fit from the international break and ready for the match against Arsenal, who lead the league on goal difference from Liverpool with City a point behind.

“I will not watch the (International) match. I will rest and when the match comes we will see which players stay,” he added.

“When we came back, we had three days to prepare for the game against Arsenal,” he said.