Guehi not listening to treble discuss

Manchester Metropolis defender Marc Guehi gave discuss of a possible treble for Pep Guardiola’s males quick shrift following their surprisingly unconvincing win over Burnley, which took them prime of the Premier League.

Metropolis snatched the initiative within the title race with Arsenal final week by beating Gunners 2-1 on the Etihad Stadium, after which prevailed of their recreation in hand at Turf Moor on Wednesday as Erling Haaland scored the one objective in a 1-0 win.

Guardiola’s aspect are degree with Arsenal on objective distinction, however sit prime by advantage of targets scored. But there was a way of missed alternative in a victory that confirmed Burnley’s relegation, with Metropolis failing to take the possibility to construct a objective distinction benefit over Mikel Arteta’s males.

Arsenal can return to summit with a win over Newcastle United on Saturday, with that recreation kicking off quarter-hour after Metropolis’s FA Cup semi-final with Championship promotion chasers Southampton at Wembley.

Ought to each Metropolis and Arsenal win all their remaining fixtures, then the league title will come all the way down to objective distinction.

As such, Metropolis’s failure to win by a extra emphatic margin towards Burnley might price them a home treble. Metropolis are the agency favourites for the FA Cup, having crushed Arsenal within the FA Cup closing in March.

However requested in regards to the treble after the victory over Burnley, Guehi mentioned: “That’s what you guys are speaking about.

“We simply deal with one recreation at a time, that’s an important factor. It’s Southampton subsequent and it’s necessary that we deal with that – and see if we will get to a different closing.”

Guehi defends Manchester Metropolis outcome at Burnley

Guardiola and Haaland every bristled at questions on Metropolis solely successful 1-0 within the rapid aftermath of the sport, and Guehi was equally dismissive of the suggestion that they need to have prevailed extra comfortably.

“Everybody thinks these video games are straightforward, when plenty of emotion and focus went into the final recreation towards Arsenal,” Guehi added. “If you’re taking part in a group that’s preventing for his or her lives, it’s not going to be straightforward.

“Whoever thought it was going to be straightforward clearly doesn’t know soccer. I’m glad everybody did their jobs and dug in. An important factor was simply to get the win.

“I’m not considering an excessive amount of about being prime [of the table], to be sincere. It’s good, it’s the place we wish to be, however there’s nonetheless such a protracted strategy to go. It’s good for now, however there’s nonetheless quite a bit to play for.

“Our precedence is simply to deal with ourselves. We performed the sport towards Arsenal and had been in a position to management that recreation – and now it’s as much as us to do the very best within the video games that we’ve left.”