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‘We are close’ Guardiola hails fighting spirit of robust side
The Guardian
|December 15, 2025
Pep Guardiola has warned that Manchester City are growing in resilience after Erling Haaland and Phil Foden secured the side’s fifth win in succession and maintained pressure on the Premier League leaders Arsenal.
City gained revenge for their FA Cup final defeat by Crystal Palace in May after they saw off Real Madrid in the Champions League in midweek. They have won all five matches since enduring successive defeats against Newcastle and Bayer Leverkusen at the end of November and are back to within two points of Arsenal.
Guardiola believes that his team have shown real signs of improvement over the past few weeks and he pointed to previous sides that had to learn to win the hard way.
This story is from the December 15, 2025 edition of The Guardian.
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