Guehi: Anyone who thought Burnley would be easy doesn't understand football

Defender Marc Guehi believes anyone expecting Manchester City to comfortably beat Burnley, despite topping the Premier League, "doesn't understand football." City secured a narrow 1-0 away victory, moving them to the top of the table ahead of Arsenal on goal difference.

“Everyone thinks these games are easy, especially after so much emotion and focus went into the last match against Arsenal,” Guehi stated. “We were playing against a team fighting for their lives. We knew it wouldn't be easy. Anyone who thought it would be easy clearly doesn't understand football. I'm glad everyone did their job and gave their all. The most important thing was simply to win,” the Manchester City player added.

With five league matches remaining, City has climbed to the top of the standings for the first time since August, but Marc Guehi insists he isn't dwelling on it yet.

“Our priority is truly to focus on ourselves. We can only control what we can control, so we played the game against Arsenal, we managed to control that match, and now it's up to us to ensure we do our best in the remaining games,” the defender continued.

Guehi also refuted claims that 22-year-old Abdukodir Khusanov still hasn't grasped English, just over a year after joining from Lens.

“He can speak English! Khusa can speak, and his English is good. He played in France, so he can also communicate in French on the pitch, which helps. But I think when you just understand football well, sometimes you don't even need to speak on the pitch; you just know where you are,” Marc Guehi explained regarding his Uzbek teammate.