Swansea City vs. Manchester City: Pep Guardiola’s Key Pre-Match Presser Comments

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reiterated he is not making big changes to the team purely to stamp his authority at the Etihad Stadium building up to Saturday’s Premier League showdown at Swansea City.

Following Joe Hart’s loan switch to Torino and Yaya Toure’s omission from first-team plans thus far, Guardiola was again quizzed on his tactics, and the Mirror’s David Anderson provided pre-match quotes from the Spaniard:

Believe me I don’t take these decisions to show my authority. I don’t like to take these decisions. The toughest decision I made was over Joe. I know what Joe Hart means to this club. His behaviour, from the beginning when we spoke to each other, Joe with me – it was tough.

When I take a decision it is always because I am thinking what is the best for Manchester City. I learned that in Barcelona.

I have to be honest with myself. I have to be honest with the club. So the club – I take the decision always for the benefit of the club. Knowing maybe I am going to make a mistake, but I still have to do it.

Toure is yet to make a Premier League appearance for the Citizens this season and last appeared for his club on August 24, when they defeated Steaua Bucharest 1-0 to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

However, Anderson also reported captain Vincent Kompany’s place is also in doubt following a string of recurring injuries that have …

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