Despite the Derby slip-up, he is uninterested about Man City’s Champions League outlook

Pep Guardiola claimed he was not worried that Manchester City missed the Champions League after them Draw with Manchester United 0-0 At Old Trafford.

City joined the game with the opportunity to move to the top four early on Sunday following the Brentford and Chelsea stalemate.

But instead of taking advantage of that opportunity to revenge United’s 2-1 home loss in December, City offered little in a very poor opinion derby.

That means City will be staying fifth for the time being, and is one point behind Chelsea in fourth place. But if the EFL Cup winner defeats Leicester City, who was threatened by relegation on Monday, they will be jumped by Newcastle United.

Still, seven games remain – next game at home with Crystal Palace on Saturday – Guardiola rejected the uncertainty proposal regarding the outlook for the city, which has not appeared in Europe’s best competition for the first time since the 2010-11 season.

Guardiola was asked how worried he was about the passing of that scenario and said, “Nothing. Now, nothing, eight games (including the FA Cup semi-finals against Nottingham Forest), Crystal Palace, we’re going to it.

“I would like to leave another 10 points, five, six or seven games already remaining qualified, but that’s what it is.

“It’s Old Trafford. It’s always hard for the Derby, so we fought, we were there and the players gave it everything.”

The game was characterized by a lack of strength as it is far from what this famous fixture produced over the years.

Manchester United manager Reuben Amorim felt that the two teams reflected the position they found themselves in.

United appeared to finish for the first time in the lower half of the Premier League, and the Europa League saved something from the season and wanted their only hope to compete in the Champions League.

City is a favorite of the FA Cup and will be participating in the expanded Club World Cup starting in June, but performance this season is well below normal standards.

“If you look at the moments of both teams rather than fighting for the title, that completely changes the game,” Amorim told Sky Sports.

“We can’t lose one point and that feeling is not here, it’s hard for a coach to say, so we have to fight for big things.