At a Glance:
- Arsenal and Manchester City’s fight for the title is reaching its closing stages
- Pep Guardiola has managed to make light of the situation his team are in
- Reactions have ranged from somewhat impressed to angry with the Spaniard
It is do or die for both Arsenal and Manchester City in the Premier League title race, with both teams desperate to win their three remaining games left in the campaign.
Manchester City’s victory over Brentford means that the gap has been reduced to two points if Arsenal lose to West Ham on Sunday, meaing that it is imperative that Mikel Arteta wills his side to a victory this weekend.
Pep Guardiola acknowledged how an Arsenal loss would be beneficial to City in humourous fashion after his side cruised to a 3-0 victory on Saturday, roundoing out his press conference with a moment that has generated significant traction on social media.
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Pep Guardiola exclaims ‘Come on you Irons’ following post-match press conference
After taking a round of questions regarding Manchester City’s victory earlier in the day, Pep Guardiola rounded out his press conference by playfully saying ‘Come on you Irons!’ and making a hammer gesture that mimics the West Ham logo before quickly leaving the conference room.
He also addressed the title race as a whole beforehand in a more serious tone, stating that “we [Manchester City] are fighting with a team in the final of the Champions League without losing a game and have been top of the league almost all season… I love to be here [fighting for the title] again.”
Guardiola’s actions were ‘not professional’ and ‘ragebaiting’ according to social media reaction
Comments left under the X (formerly Twitter) post by Hayters TV were varied in nature, but one reply seemed particularly displeased, proclaiming that the Spanish coach was “disgusting and not professional. With all what he spent even in the winter, he could not catch Arsenal and waiting for a club who has more chance to relegate to help him win over Arsenal.”
Another echoed this sentiment, referencing how media coverage of Manchester City and Arsenal is, in their eyes, not equal or fair to the Gunners, despite the fact that City have a litany of legal allegations against them that have still not yet come to a conclusion.
“[It’s] funny when it’s Pep and club 115 [charges], cringy when it’s Arteta and Arsenal,” said the commenter.
A third response did, however, see the funny side—writing “That’s actually funny. He’s so relaxed”— and seeming intrigued by the fact that Guardiola was able to make light of a tense scenario for both his team and Arsenal.
