{"id":292999,"date":"2023-09-18T18:06:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T18:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292999"},"modified":"2023-09-18T18:06:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T18:06:06","slug":"pep-guardiola-responds-to-man-utd-and-chelseas-poor-start-in-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/pep-guardiola-responds-to-man-utd-and-chelseas-poor-start-in-the-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola responds to Man Utd and Chelsea's poor start in the Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pep Guardiola is adamant that Manchester United and Chelsea will improve after their poor start to the new Premier League season.<\/p>\n
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Erik ten Hag is under more pressure after United sunk to a 3-1 defeat at home to Brighton on Saturday, while Chelsea\u2019s struggles in front of goal continued on Sunday as they drew 0-0 at Bournemouth.<\/p>\n
United have now suffered three losses in their first five Premier League games, while Chelsea have registered just one win in their opening five fixtures and have recorded just five points in the Premier League under Mauricio Pochettino.<\/p>\n
But while Guardiola has praised how Arsenal and Liverpool have started the new season, the City manager believes both United and Chelsea will hit form \u2018sooner or later\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u2018We will have downs in the season, so it will not be all the season,\u2019 Guardiola said ahead of City\u2019s first Champions League group-stage game against Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n
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But to start in that way, and important teams are taking distances now.<\/p>\n
But, you know, how strong are Arsenal, yesterday I saw the game at Goodison Park [against Everton], they are exceptional.<\/p>\n
\u2018Liverpool, again, their mentality continues there.\u2019<\/p>\n
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When asked about United\u2019s start, Guardiola laughed and replied: \u2018Well they didn\u2019t start like I think they expected, like Chelsea, but always Man United, Chelsea, sooner or later they take the rhythm.<\/p>\n
\u2018But it is important for us, after winning the treble, [winning] five from five is really, really good.\u2019<\/p>\n
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