Guardiola: Haaland does not need help or praise now. Grealish is excellent but has few appearances in Manchester City.

 7:18pm, 17 October 2025
At 22:00 on the evening of October 18, in the 8th round of the Premier League, Manchester City will face Everton at home. Before the game, Manchester City coach Guardiola attended the press conference and talked about the game.

Talk about the team's injury situation-

Rodri will not play in tomorrow night's game.

Both Malmouche and Nouri trained yesterday. Their condition is much better and they are almost recovered.

Talk about Kovacic's return -

It is good news that Kovacic can start for 50 to 60 minutes. We must take it step by step. His return is very important and can bring great help to the team.

Talk about Grealish on loan from Everton -

Grealish has been fighting for more time since the first day he joined, and he has also played a more important role, which is what he wants. We admire him a lot because he's really good, but for some reasons he didn't play a lot at Manchester City and now he's back on track.

Have you talked to Grealish? There is no hope since he left that I will see him again tomorrow at the Ehad Stadium.

Harland's state -

When Haaland's state declined, I said that this situation will not last. We will all be here to help the team with enthusiasm. Everyone does this. We must always maintain this state in the lowest moments. He does not need praise or any special help now.

Gvadiol's performance -

He is still young and has good physical fitness. We cannot forget that he was probably one of the most important players for the team last season, although we encountered some problems at that time. He had some knee problems the following season and they are still getting better. We are always communicating. From my perspective, he still has a lot of improvement as a player. He is very easy to be coached and is a top player. He is also good at listening and eager to improve, which will help him become a better player.

O'Reilly was nominated for the Golden Boy Award -

As a young player, you must always be careful about the praise and recognition in awards. Maintaining mental stability is very important in modern football. We want young players to be able to work hard for 10 to 15 years in their careers, so if your mentality goes up and down, it's impossible to do that, you have to stay stable.

Of course, I still think O'Reilly is a very stable player, which is very important, especially when he came to the England national team with coach Tuchel for the first time, which is very important for his career.

Former assistant Planchart said he should leave Manchester City?

He's right, but maybe I won't think about it until 2035.

Whether I was at Barcelona or Bayern and now at Manchester City, I quit when I felt like I was the problem. As a coach, I hope I won't be the problem, I feel that now, I have the energy to lead the team and the players to come up with a better season than last season, which is my goal.

(Related reading: When Planchart was asked in an interview, "Will Guardiola usher in his last season at Manchester City?" he replied: This is a decision that he needs to make personally. I think a project should last five to six years, not longer. This applies not only to him, but also to everyone, and then it needs to be updated. As a friend, I will advise him to find a new project, because he still has a lot to contribute.)