Pep Guardiola says that his veteran stars in Manchester City have a major role that he plays in rebuilding the club as he tries to restore previous glories after a lept season. City still has the FA Cup only in terms of silver after the Premier League defense and the Champions League defeat by Real Madrid. The Guardiola Plymouth team hosts second -class in the fifth round on Saturday. The club was criticized because it was not faster in the renewal of the old age team, which presented six of the last seven Premier League titles.
City made four signatures in the transfer window in January – Omar Marmoush, Abdul Khusanov, Nico Gonzalez, and Vitor Reese – showing the required rebuilding scale after injuries and losing form for the main players.
But Guardiola told his press conference before the match on Friday that his experienced players will have an important role next season.
“There are players of more than 30 years and will be part of the future of this club,” he said on Friday.
“With the exception of Kevin – Kevin and the club will decide in the future – others have contracts and the next season I expect to be here. They will help us.”
He added: “We cannot only do it with new or old people. We must all be together … it’s really important at the end of the season, next season.
“I count with Gundo (Gundogan, 34), I count with Berni (Bernardo Silva, 30), I count with all the players who have a contract. They are there. I have no doubt.”
Guardiola, whose team is trying to reach the FA Cup final for the third consecutive season, refuses to take a lightness.
In the relegation area in the tournament, the Southcoast team shocked the Liverpool fugitive leaders in the fourth round.
“We played several times in the Carabau (League) and FA Cup against the lower league teams and always difficult,” he said.
“What these teams do, it works well. If you are not ready, you are in trouble. We have an opportunity to reach at the end of the FA Cup again and we want to do that.”
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