Arsene Wenger: It is still a very important game because part of the responsibility of being a professional is to prepare the future, and the future of Arsenal Football Club depends on this game.
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“It is true that he is out of contract here and when his contract finishes it is a good opportunity for me to thank him for his contribution, not only as a player but also as a leader”.
He said: “I think it’s very important to reach the Champions League”.
City face Arsenal on Sunday in a potentially pivotal match in the race for the top four.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will be feeling the pressure in the run-up to the match, with two prominent supporters groups staging a protest about the way the club is being run by the Frenchman and its board during their last home game.
While Leicester City continue to bask in the glory of their remarkable Premier League title triumph, for the big clubs who they have surpassed in this most unlikely of seasons there is cause for plenty of harsh reflection. “I think it is more a question for when you die!”
The UK mini-break underlines his attachment to England since arriving in 2013, three years after being courted by Liverpool to replace Rafa Benitez and five years after he was a candidate to succeed Avram Grant at Chelsea.
“We just didn’t have that little bit more”, said the England goalkeeper.
“At the moment, we just have one game, and that is Swansea”, Bilic said. I have a list of places I want to visit, in the south of England, Scotland, Ireland.
Mane then scored two goals in the second half, at the 57th and 68th minutes, to make it 3-1 before Iheanacho netted another one at the 78th for the final count.
“This season will be a good one if we finish third, but not an extraordinary one”. I’m not exhausted. I don’t suffer with the pressure. I’m sure I can be a top manager for a lot more years. There is more than pride at stake as City’s arch-enemies Manchester United are now four points behind them in the table, with a match in hand.
But the 62-year-old has certainly achieved that besides winning the Premier League and two League Cups.
City’s top scorer this season with 28 goals, the Argentina global mustered just two shots – both off-target – during the tie and has now gone five Champions League games without registering an effort on target.
Pellegrini doesn’t brag like Mourinho or jump around like Klopp. If you think that is a bad thing for my career, I will still not change anything.
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“We always received the support of the fans and were very happy with all the players”.
