Man City v Tottenham: How does Pep Guardiola pick players up? Alan Shearer analysis

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Manchester City's quadruple hopes are over - the danger now is that their season could fall apart.

This is a defining week for them. Tottenham has back at Etihad Stadium on Saturday, before Pep Guardiola's side go to Old Trafford for Manchester derby on Wednesday (20:00).

The Champions League is gone but the Premier League title is on the line now, and nothing less than two wins will do. City can not rely on Liverpool dropping points in their remaining matches.

Guardiola's problem is that he has to find a way of picking his players up off the floor after the incredible drama of their European exit to Spurs.

He looked shattered and devastated himself at the final whistle, and understandably so. Right from the start, the action was absolutely relentless - and that continued for the entire 96 minutes.

Race for the Premier League title
Date Liverpool fixtures. Date Man City fixtures
21 April Cardiff (A) 20 April Tottenham (H)
24 April Manchester United (A)
April 26 Huddersfield (H) 28 April Burnley (A)
5 May Newcastle (A) May 4 Leicester (H)
12 May Wolves (H) 12 May Brighton (A)
I was there for BBC Radio 5 Live and it was good to watch that there was no time to breathe. It's hard to think of a better game I've seen, and as a spectacle it was just staggering.

City put so much energy into trying to get through - and to lose when you think you've won, in the way they did when their goal-wounded time was wiped out by VAR, is especially cruel. It will be hard for everyone at the club to come to terms with.
 

They gave everything, but they have no time to feel sorry for themselves because there is still so much to play for.

City has still six games left this season, and if they win all of them, finishing against Watford at Wembley, they will win the Premier League and FA Cup and complete a domestic highs.

That would be an unbelievable achievement and I'm sure Guardiola's message to his players will be along those lines. One trophy has gone but there are still two more to go - let's go for the hat-trick.

Edited April 22, 2019 by - Dark
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