Guardiola reminds players: "Champions League qualification won't fall from the sky"

Manchester City lost 0-1 to Nottingham Forest and ranked 4th in the Premier League standings. Manchester City coach Guardiola reminded the players that Champions League qualification will not fall from the sky, they must fight for it through performance.

In the final moments of the game, Callum Hudson-Odoi scored a goal to help Nottingham Forest win and move the team up to third place in the standings. Manchester City, on the other hand, has 47 points and is in fourth place, just one point ahead of fifth-placed Chelsea. If they are not careful, they could easily fall out of the top four.

There are 10 games left in the Premier League. In the post-match interview, a reporter asked Guardiola how his team should respond. Guardiola said: "We have to play better, we have to do something, and Champions League qualification will not fall from the sky."

"Of course, that's the situation, we have 10 games left, the next one is against Brighton, and then we'll see what happens."

In this game, Manchester City sent many important players, including Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Kevin De Bruyne, etc. However, the team still found it difficult to create scoring opportunities. Manchester City had 14 shots in the whole game, and only 3 hit the target.

Guardiola said: "It was a close game. In the end, we lost the ball again in transition. We made a mistake in passing the ball, which gave the opponent a chance to counterattack and they seized the opportunity to score. Our offensive rhythm was a bit slow and it was difficult to create opportunities."

“Of course, we always have to give credit to our opponents, they defended very well and every player stayed focused. We were slow to progress, we didn’t get into the final third effectively, and when we finally got there, we lacked that final spark.”