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Pep Guardiola threw a toddler?s tanty at Newcastle in the FA Cup last weekend, screaming and spinning and flinging his coat away and picking up his sixth booking of the season. It was a masterclass in physical comedy, to be fair, a real energy piece, but the performance came at the cost of a two-game suspension (which incidentally doesn?t take in next weekend?s League Cup final) and so he?s missing for this game. And he?s not allowed to be interviewed, either, so here?s his assistant Pep Lijnders, talking to TNT Sports: ?A good manager prepares his team in a way the players are quite independent ? the players can take responsibility ? [Guardiola] plans so well ? we will be in contact anyway ? he will be in my ears a lot! ? we are not thinking about the next Real Madrid game ? the Premier League is so exciting ? we are in a place we can do something ? we need to be ready and focused to show who we are.?
Nuno Esp?rito Santo speaks to TNT Sports. ?I see this as a big challenge for us ? a very tough opponent ? we are at home ? we have been good at home ? we expect a very tough match but we are ready to compete ? the boys are committed ? they are aware of the situation ? and the effort they have to make ? [Crysencio Summerville] is a player we cannot replace ? we have to find solutions ? let?s see if it works out today!?
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