MANCHESTER: Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was in no mood to discuss how his side can overcome a 3-0 Champions League deficit against Real Madrid, saying on Friday his only focus was this weekend’s Premier League trip to relegation-battling West Ham United.
Guardiola, whose side face a daunting task at home to the 15-times European champions in their last-16 second leg tie on Tuesday, refused to look beyond Saturday’s Premier League clash when pressed about the prospect of an unlikely comeback.
“West Ham, now is West Ham. These kind of games, it is hard. For many plans you have, it doesn’t happen. You play the game you have to play and after the game will dictate whether you have a chance or not. It’s difficult, yes,” he told reporters.
“Not many dollars in the bank for us but we will see. Now is West Ham. The Premier League, I believe, is the most difficult one (title to win) and still we are there knowing that if we drop points it will be over.”
Second-placed City are seven points behind leaders Arsenal but have a game in hand.
