Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola could not attend his pre-match press conference today, so assistant Kolo Toure stepped in to preview their trip to Crystal Palace. The Arsenal invincible discussed going head-to-head with his former club in the Premier League title race.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:10 Pep is fine
00:24 Pep will be back on Sunday
00:38 We are playing well at the moment
01:05 Palace are a top team, really tough
01:37 At Man City every competition is very important and the target is to fight for them all
02:20 We focus on ourselves not Arsenal
02:28 We know the quality of Arsenal, they have a great manager
02:36 We have the best manager in the world
03:01 We don't focus on what Arsenal are doing
03:14 I'm very grateful to work with Pep Guardiola and Lijnders
03:38 Working with Pep Guardiola is a dream for me
04:20 I'm very lucky to work with them
04:36 My experience at Wigan was the best thing to happen to me, lot of setbacks in my life
05:20 When you've been a manager once, you always want to go back
05:48 Players are off today, we will know who is available tomorrow
06:03 Stones has a thigh problem, will be back soon
06:16 Rodri is training really well, looking sharper and sharper
06:40 Players leave for Afcon after this weekend
07:30 We are strong enough as a squad to deal with their absence
08:15 Benefits them to start with their national teams
08:48 Afcon? Lot of good teams
09:11 I will say my country Ivory Coast
09:33 Pep still has desire, his energy everyday is incredible
10:50 Work with the players?
12:00 Pep wants you to express yourself
12:58 The team is playing the same football but with more aggression
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By HaytersTV
December 12, 2025