EPL: Man City boss Guardiola fumes after victory over Spurs

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola took aim at his players and the home support after last night’s 4-2 win against Tottenham.

Guardiola criticised almost every single member of his squad by name after the 4-2 victory and was insistent that they are nowhere near challenging Arsenal for the Premier League title.

The defending champions were booed off at half time, which appeared to upset the 52-year-old, and he suggested the club had become complacent with success.

“Playing with this lack of passion, this season I can announce we are not going to win anything,” Guardiola said.

“[We lacked] guts, passion, fire, desire to win from minute one. The same with the fans, they are silent for 45 minutes. I want my fans back. The fans have to shout.

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“They booed because we were losing, but not because we played bad. We played good. We were better. They booed because we were losing, but maybe it’s like our team.

“Maybe they’re too comfortable because we have won four Premier Leagues in five years. After we scored a goal they react, but tsch, that is not the point.

“I don’t recognise my team, they [previously] had the passion and desire to run. Do you think we are going to chase the gap to Arsenal the way we are playing? No way.”

Guardiola also said: “I want a reaction from the whole club – everyone. We are a happy flowers organisation. I don’t want happy flowers. I want to beat Arsenal. Play this way and Arsenal will destroy us.

“We are far away from the team we had in previous seasons. Do you think this comeback will happen every time? It won’t.

“Today we were lucky. If we want to win something or compete – but complaining, complaining, complaining – no chance we will win anything.

“There is something in the clouds, that you cannot express, that we just don’t have.”