Manchester City Not Thinking About Chelsea Final, Only Crystal Palace Match

Manchester City's entire focus is on tomorrow's match against Crystal Palace, a game that could see the Citizens close within two points of league leaders Arsenal, hoping for a slip-up from the Gunners in the final two Premier League rounds. This was stated by City manager Pep Guardiola, who assured that he would not be making any rotations, despite his team facing Chelsea in the FA Cup final on Saturday.

“This has always been a very tough match – both under Roy Hodgson and Oliver Glasner. They are in a European final, but perhaps they are struggling in the Premier League due to many changes. The manager is leaving, and that has been known for a long time, so this might also affect consistency, but the quality is there. Glasner is a very experienced manager, and Crystal Palace is a top team.

The pressure is the same as it was one, two, or three days ago. Or one or two weeks ago.”

Crystal Palace hosts Arsenal in the final round of the Premier League, a match that could prove crucial in the title race. Asked if he was concerned that the Eagles might field a weakened side against the Gunners, given their Conference League final against Rayo Vallecano three days later, Guardiola responded:

“No. All teams approach things professionally. Palace will play at their best. Yesterday, we saw how Leeds played against Tottenham, even though they are no longer in the fight for survival.”

When asked if he himself would make rotations in tomorrow's match, considering the FA Cup final against Chelsea at the end of the week, Pep stated: “That's not an issue for this game. We have four and a half days between the previous match and this one. But, of course, in three days we have to travel to London, then to Bournemouth. Then we will be playing every three days, so I need to think about that.”

Guardiola added that Rodri and Khusanov are feeling better, but did not confirm whether they would participate in tomorrow's clash.