Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on if he feels like he has to constantly defend the clubs against critics who accuse them of breaking financial fair play rules
Etihad Training Campus, Manchester, UK
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00:00Periodically you've mentioned certain things to do with the charges that the team's facing.
00:06You mentioned it with Mikel Arteta rather than questions.
00:10Because of that, do you feel there is more of a need for you to defend your football club this season
00:16and promote your football club?
00:19Because you're a very successful individual.
00:22The club is the most successful in England, certainly, over the last few years.
00:27But it feels as though you're feeling that very personally this year.
00:32I'm part of this club, deep inside of my bones.
00:38The best way to defend the club is winning games and doing my job as well as possible.
00:42We cannot misunderstand the reason why I'm here.
00:45But at the same time, I'm the person, the manager, and all the clubs are the person
00:49who talk more through all the media, to send a message to the fans or whatever.
00:57And of course, I'm going to defend my club because I trust, since the owner,
01:05especially the chairman for the relations and CEOs and all the people working here,
01:10for many, many years. I know them quite well, much more than any of yours.
01:15And of course, the people around. But the best way to defend is doing our job the best.
01:22Every one, every people working here has his own responsibility.
01:26My responsibility is trying to hold my players in their hands and together to win the games.
01:33And this is the best way to defend.
01:36The rest, of course, there are situations in eight, nine years that always is there.
01:40Some of them are unexpected, some of them are more tough to deal with, but it's what it is.
01:44There's no complaints and do what you have to do.
01:46And of course, I'm part of this club, so not just the manager, I'm part.
01:50I love this club and always will be that way because cannot be differently for the way they treat me
01:57since day one, so it's impossible.
01:59When you give something and they give me a lot, the rest is just, you know, the consequences. Simple.