Premier league: During the pre-match interview ahead of the gameweek 16, Pep Guardiola didn’t come and confirmed by the club as a “personal issue.”
Kolo Toure to Make His First Media Duty
So, for the interview ahead of the game away against Crystal Palace, according to Daily Mail Kolo Toure as the assistant manager stepped up and did the interview with the journalists. Usually, when Pep is unable to attend an interview, Peppin Lijnders will step up and replace the Spaniard, but today is his scheduled day off so Toure needs to do the media work.
Pep Guardiola usually answering questions regarding team news and players’ availability during games and sometimes commenting about situation in the other clubs. On the pitch, Guardiola likes to be on the touchline to watch his players closer and gives them the needed instructions as the game goes. Missing Pep’s presence on the field could be fatal for Manchester City
The club confirmed via Toure that Guardiola will attend and still manage the team himself on Sunday. As for today, Kolo Toure was the one in charge of answering questions from the journalists.
Manchester City will come to South London for Gameweek 16. Man City are only two points away from Arsenal in the Premier League table.and if they could win this match and The Gunners are losing points, City could overtake and lead the league.
It will be a tough match for Pep Guardiola’s side as The Eagles have a quite good record when facing them. The most notable performance against Man City was the FA Cup Final last season where Oilver Glasner beat the Citizen and claimed the first ever major trophy for Crystal Palace.
Impact of This Game for Premier League Table
This season, Palace under Glasner also had a fantastic season and currently sit in 4th place in the table. They could potentially fight for the last UCL spot if Palace could maintain their good form and not lose too many points.
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Certainly not an easy job considering the point gap amongst clubs in the Premier League table is small enough. Every point matters this season as many clubs could overtake Palace if they lose points.
This match will be an important match for both teams. Manchester City are in the 2nd place with the opportunity to take over the lead from Arsenal, and Crystal Palace who are in the 4th position fighting for the next season’s UCL spot.
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Current Matchweek 14
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal ARS | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 33 |
| 2 | Manchester City MCI | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 31 |
| 3 | Aston Villa AVL | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace CRY | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Chelsea CHE | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | Manchester United MUN | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Everton EVE | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Brighton and Hove Albion BHA | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Sunderland SUN | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Liverpool LIV | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur TOT | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 22 |
| 12 | Newcastle United NEW | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 22 |
| 13 | Bournemouth BOU | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | Brentford BRE | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Fulham FUL | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Leeds United LEE | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest NFO | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 15 |
| 18 | West Ham United WHU | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 13 |
| 19 | Burnley BUR | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 10 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers WOL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 33 | -25 | 2 |
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