Pep Guardiola will play golf rather than watch Manchester United match
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ByEurosport
Updated 15/04/2018 at 09:15 GMT
Guardiola will not be watching United’s clash with West Brom, preferring instead to play golf with his son.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola in action during the pro-am
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Pep Guardiola saluted his champions-elect for an “outstanding season” after they edged ever closer to the title.
Goals from Gabriel Jesus, Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling secured a 3-1 win at Tottenham and ensured the Premier League crown will be City’s in less than 24 hours if Manchester United lose to West Brom on Sunday.
Otherwise City have the chance to clinch the title at home by beating Swansea next Sunday.
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Pep Guardiola the head coach / manager of Manchester City raises his finger to indicate one more game after the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on April 14, 2018 in London, England.
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Guardiola’s side arrived at Wembley on the back of three successive defeats, which saw them dumped out of the Champions League by Liverpool and miss the chance to seal the Premier League title by beating United.
But their response was emphatic and Guardiola said: “It was a good test against one of the toughest teams in the league.
“We now have 87 points with five games left because we have been outstanding all season. People say it was a big failure, what happened last week, but they don’t understand the reality of football. You can win the Champions League in seven games, the league is 10 months. I’m sorry, it’s much more important what these guys have done this season.
“Hopefully we can celebrate with our fans against Swansea and be champions because they deserve it.”
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Tottenham Hotspur's Argentinian head coach Mauricio Pochettino (R) and Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola embrace on the touchline after the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at Wembley Stadiu
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Guardiola will not be watching United’s clash with West Brom, preferring instead to play golf with his son.
He added: “Will I hear the scores? Bogey, double-bogey, birdie.
“Of course, okay football is unpredictable. It doesn’t matter. It’s in our hands, we had one chance and now we have another. The players deserve all my respect for what they have done this season.
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