The football world\u2019s most famous Catalan joked about his side’s recent 19-game run, unable to resist firing a subliminal shot at his team’s critics and<\/p>\n
Cheekily said that money is the biggest reason behind Manchester City’s success as the club continued their unbeaten run.<\/p>\n
Following\u00a0Wednesday’s win over Borussia Monchengladbach, City have now won 19 games in all competitions, with their recent fabulous run hoisting Guardiola and his City side\u00a0to the top of the Premier League and, thanks to a 2-0 win on Wednesday, are one foot away from a spot in the Champions League quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
“We have a lot of money to buy a lot of incredible players,” Guardiola cheekily said at his post-match press conference when asked how his team had\u00a0won 19 in a row.<\/p>\n
He added:<\/p>\n
“It is true. Without good quality players, we cannot do it. The humanity of this group…\u00a0the players are fantastic and have an incredible relationship. They play every game to think just win that game.<\/p>\n
“Today, enjoy the night and then think about West Ham. When people talk about the second leg, the second leg is in three weeks so now the next target is West Ham. That is all I am concerned with.”<\/p>\n
Manchester City have spent nearly \u00a32 billion ($2.8bn) over the last 20 years as the club has maintained themselves as perennial contenders on both the domestic and European stages.<\/p>\n
Having spent over\u00a0\u00a3500m ($707m) since Guardiola took over in 2016, bringing in players like Ilkay Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus, Leroy Sane, Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez, City’s biggest overhaul has come in defence since the Catalan’s arrival,\u00a0bringing in Kyle Walker, Aymeric Laporte, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo, Nathan Ake and Benjamin Mendy in recent years.<\/p>\n