{"id":9442,"date":"2024-05-14T22:50:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T22:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=9442"},"modified":"2024-05-14T22:50:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T22:50:16","slug":"pep-guardiola-names-three-west-ham-stars-who-could-ruin-man-city-title-party-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=9442","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola names three West Ham stars who could ruin Man City title party | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\" style=\"max-width:540px\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"sync\" width=\"644\" height=\"357\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pep-guardiola-e137.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=644%2C357\" alt=\"Manchester City are on the verge of yet another Premier League title\" class=\"wp-image-20839835\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>Manchester City are on the verge of yet another Premier League title (Picture: beIN SPORTS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/pep-guardiola\/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK1\">Pep Guardiola immediately turned his attentions to West Ham and three players in particular after Manchester City beat Tottenham to move to the top of the Premier League ahead of the final day.<\/p>\n<p>Man City are on the verge of a historic fourth Premier League title after beating Spurs 2-0 to move two points ahead of Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>City will lift yet another Premier League trophy if they beat West Ham at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, while Arsenal will need to beat Everton at home and hope for a huge favour from the Hammers to end their 20-year wait for the title.<\/p>\n<p>Given Manchester City\u2019s victory over Spurs extended their unbeaten Premier League run to 22 games, it would be a huge shock if they slipped up against mid-table West Ham in David Moyes\u2019 final game in charge.<\/p>\n<p>But Guardiola expects another \u2018difficult\u2019 game against the Hammers and name-checked three players who could cause his team problems at the Etihad.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was so difficult a game,\u2019 Guardiola said after Man City battled to a 2-0 victory at Spurs thanks to Erling Haaland\u2019s second-half brace. \u2018We knew it would be.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They play with a lot of pride and intensity and it\u2019s so difficult to play against them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\" style=\"max-width:540px\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2152432657.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C360\" alt=\"City beat Tottenham to move two points ahead of Arsenal\" class=\"wp-image-20839864\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>City beat Tottenham to move two points ahead of Arsenal (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Spurs will in the future be unbelievable if they stick with the manager. We gave the chance in our hands for the last game. The tennis players say \u201cthe serve to win Wimbledon\u201d, the last game, is the most difficult one.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It happened in our period against Aston Villa. And many many years ago it happened with Sergio Aguero [scoring] in 93 minutes 20 seconds against QPR. So there will be the typical game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Now I\u2019m calm but thinking [about Michail] Antonio, [Jarrod] Bowen, [James] Ward-Prowse.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"post-strip trending-post-strip\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-vars-type=\"trending-post-strip\" data-track-module=\"trending-post-strip_article\">\n<h3 class=\"zopo-more\">More <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/trending\/?ico=trending-post-strip_more\">Trending<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Read More Stories<\/aside>\n<p>\u2018We know what we\u2019re playing for. The tension is there, the rivalry is so good. It\u2019s why it is difficult, we know that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Everyone come to the stadium and make noise. These games are more difficult but you have to do it. We\u2019ll have one day off, two days to prepare, and then we will do our best.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City produced an underwhelming performance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but Haaland\u2019s second-half brace ensures they have one hand on the Premier League trophy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\" style=\"max-width:540px\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"355\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2152960556.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C355\" alt=\"Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham were beaten by the champions-elect\" class=\"wp-image-20839890\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>Ange Postecoglou\u2019s Tottenham were beaten by the champions-elect (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For Tottenham, the defeat means they can no longer qualify for next season\u2019s Champions League, with Aston Villa claiming the final top-four spot behind Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City.<\/p>\n<p>Man City matchwinner Haaland said: \u2018It was a bit horrible. A lot of emotions, we were nervous, which is normal for these types of games, but we won.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That was the goal, I don\u2019t care how we won. We won. Now on to the next one.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/sport\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/sport\/\">check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Arsenal fans tell Son Heung-min he has \u2018blood on his hands\u2019 for miss v Man City<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Gary Neville reveals what Tottenham coach told him about Spurs team talk before Manchester City defeat<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" 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