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🧵 Pre-match press conference thread Gameweek 37 [Monday]

💠 Man City

📢 Pep Guardiola asked if De Bruyne is available: "Yeah, he’s been training for the last two days, he feels good. Kevin is important like everyone is..."

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📢 Guardiola asked if De Bruyne is available: "...everyone knows it [how important Kevin is] but everyone is at the same level - we will see his level and see if he is fit to play."

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📢 Guardiola on goalkeeper selection for Gameweek 37 and #GW38: "Ederson will play the next two games."

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📢 Guardiola: "People need to maintain rhythm to play their best in [the Champions League] final as possible, and the only way is to train well. We train as usual to arrive at the Brighton game and Everton game..."

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📢 Guardiola: "...and the Champions League final as best as possible."

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📢 Guardiola on Ferran Torres: "“He is a good finisher, has pace and quality and decision making is always good. We have three games left for the end of season..."

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📢 Guardiola on Torres: "...we used him in that position because in a long period of the season, Gabriel [Jesus] and Sergio [Aguero] were injured.

"Some games we need a proper striker and we use him and he did well..."

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📢 Guardiola on Torres: "...his position is a winger of course but it’s an alternative. That’s all."

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📢 Guardiola on Mahrez: "Riyad always was at a good level, maybe in the beginning he didn't play much because we had a structure but step by step he gained his position..."

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📢 Guardiola on Mahrez: "...lately he has been playing really well. Hopefully he can maintain this level next season."

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📢 Guardiola asked if Torres could follow the Mahrez route to the first XI: "The players, like teams, are not a stable situation. There is up and down with all players. Ferran was in an incredible mood when he arrived..."

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📢 Guardiola asked if Torres could follow the Mahrez route to the first XI: "...then was sad and upset with the world for many situations and that's why he didn’t play good.

"When he changed his mind and he was open..."

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📢 Guardiola asked if Torres could follow the Mahrez route to the first XI: "...and he started to smile again, he started playing good. Football sometimes depends on the mood and confidence of the players..."

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📢 Guardiola asked if Torres could follow the Mahrez route to the first XI: "...we try to help them but it depends on them. You can complain or you can move forward all the time and football rewards the guys who..."

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📢 Guardiola asked if Torres could follow the Mahrez route to the first XI: "...are positive. When you complain all the time, others guys will take your position. Football doesn’t wait. If you’re not in the right..."

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📢 Guardiola asked if Torres could follow the Mahrez route to the first XI: "...moment, another guy will take your position. When you are positive, the guys always play good."

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🇦🇷 Leeds

📢 Marcelo Bielsa: "[Robin] Koch has been given early leave with the potential for him to be called up, or not, called up to the German national team. The injury that he has is not important and we didn't want to take..."

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📢 Marcelo Bielsa: "...the risk of him [Koch] playing and making it worse. So we anticipated [brought forward] his holidays in the same way we did so for [Mateusz] Klich."

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📢 Bielsa on early leave for Klich: "He's not injured. The evaluations that I make over the campaign are for the needs of each player. And in the case of Klich, the decision I made I think was the most favourable one for him."

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📢 Bielsa on Hernandez: "With relation to Pablo, we're going to see how he is in training."

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🦊 Leicester

📢 Brendan Rodgers on Evans: "Jonny won’t play in the game, he’ll struggle for that. We’ll see what he’s like for next weekend [#GW38] but he won’t be involved tomorrow."

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📢 Rodgers asked if Leicester have any other injuries: "Nothing to report at the moment. It’s only the second day after the game [#FACupFinal] so we’ll see how they are after we get them moving."

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🇦🇹 Southampton

📢 Ralph Hasenhuttl on Romeu: "Oriol has an opportunity to play. We must handle it carefully but I'd like to have him in the squad, even on the bench..."

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📢 Hasenhuttl on Romeu: "...we must have a look at how his body reacts after training today, then we can make a decision. For Ori, maybe it’s a little too early to come back into the team but maybe on the bench."

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📢 Hasenhuttl on Bednarek: "Jan has no problems anymore with his heel. He trained yesterday and is training today. He will be in the squad, yes."

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📢 Hasenhuttl on taking Ings off in #BGW36: "We must be careful after a long injury - coming back is always difficult and we always have to pay attention, because we don’t want to risk anything."

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🌞 Brighton

📢 Graham Potter on team news: "It’s the same guys [who are missing], we’re without Lewis Dunk and Neal Maupay [through suspension]. The game will be too soon for Joel Veltman."

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🌉 Chelsea

📢 Thomas Tuchel on Antonio Rudiger: "Nothing is better than what he is doing for a new contract. If he wants to have a new contract, he has our full support to stay at the club. He is speaking with his performances..."

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📢 Tuchel on Rudiger: "...he has been amazing since day one. We chose him in the first match after just one day of training. It was an unfair decision against Kurt [Zouma] but he [Rudiger] is German and I had a clearer picture..."

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📢 Tuchel on Rudiger: "...of what he can do, of course, because I've followed him more than Kurt Zouma. I had a clear picture of what he can deliver to a team and he took the chance..."

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📢 Tuchel on Rudiger: "...since then, it's well deserved he is in the team. He is an aggressive leader, has this natural aggressivity in him. He hates to lose, is hard to beat in duels, is very brave and full of energy..."

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📢 Tuchel on Rudiger: "...in his defending. He is leading by example, has a very positive aggressivity in him. It's what we like. When he can channel all this into top performances, as he does now, we're all very happy to have him."

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📢 Tuchel: "When Kova [Mateo Kovacic] and Andreas Christensen, maybe, come back into the squad, I need to figure out the squad and maybe eliminate two more players."

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🏮 Man Utd

📢 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: "We had a couple of days off after the Liverpool match and we’ve welcomed Dan James back and Anthony Martial back so that’s big, big plusses for us..."

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📢 Solskjaer: "...we didn’t lose any against Liverpool so we’re fit. We’re only missing Harry [Maguire] and Phil [Jones].

"They [James and Martial] have done all their rehab programmes and ticked all the boxes, so a couple..."

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📢 Solskjaer on James and Martial: "...of days of training before the game with the team but they’re not ready to start a game yet. Let’s see. Hopefully, we can get both of them on the pitch and give them some minutes..."

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📢 Solskjaer on James and Martial: "...[then] let’s see how many minutes against Wolves and then they’re hopefully ready for the [Europa League] final."

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🗡️ Sheffield United

📢 Paul Heckingbottom asked if he can field the same XI: "We're not blessed with a big squad. We have seven or eight players injured. The bench is the squad, any changes will be from the bench."

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📢 Heckingbottom asked if Daniel Jebbison can play twice in three days: "He's been worked hard. One thing that happens in the academy is that they are exposed to some tough physical training..."

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📢 Heckingbottom asked if Jebbison can play twice in three days: "...if we think they are flagging we will consider something different but in terms of him being physically able to play, no problem."

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🛍️ West Brom

📢 Sam Allardyce on Diangana: "Grady has been fit for quite a while but we've been playing the same team on a regular basis.

"We’ve been very good with injuries, so we’ve not had to change the side..."

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📢 Allardyce on Diangana: "...but I felt it was the right time. We’re not going to be affected by our position in the league, so we can let him get out there and see what he can do..."

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📢 Allardyce on Diangana: "...against Liverpool, he contributed well and it was very pleasing to see that.

"Obviously we’d have liked to have seen more of his ability in the final third but that will come when we’re..."

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📢 Allardyce on Diangana: "...playing a lesser team than Liverpool, because against them you have to do the defensive side right.

"All the team, the players, did the defending side brilliantly. When they could..."

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📢 Allardyce on Diangana and defence: "...they went off on the attack and tried to create as many chances as they could. I was pleased for him."

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