Guardiola became infuriated by feedback from the two gamers after City's defeat over legs in opposition to Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the competition. City conceded two times within the very last mins and sooner or later misplaced 6-five on mixture after the tie went to greater-time. Evra stated Guardiola's side lacked character and leaders, at the same time as Berbatov puzzled their attention and cognizance.
City have replied in devastating fashion via scoring 10 goals in games to transport to the edge of a fourth Premier League identify in 5 seasons. Guardiola, who became also frustrated via latest criticism from former Real Madrid midfielder Clarence Seedorf, became scathing in his response to the doubters.
For ammunition the City boss noted his Barcelona team, which outplayed United within the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals. Both Evra and Berbatov featured for United in 2009, while Evra changed into within the facet that misplaced once more years later.
"Special former gamers like Berbatov, Seedorf and Evra, and those kinds of human beings, were not there," Guardiola stated on Friday. "I've played towards them, and I did not see this sort of persona while we destroyed United inside the Champions League very last. You can not have personality because you concede desires in a single minute after you have had chances to score?
"Sometimes, soccer is like this and it just happens. We can't manage many things but when you continually arrive within the last ranges for four or five years, this is tremendous. We have superb character. I'm sorry however I absolutely disagree. Personality is what we've completed inside the closing 5 years, each 3 days, in all competitions."
Guardiola's guys can silence their critics with the aid of maintaining the Premier League name over the approaching week. City need 4 factors from their last two video games, at West Ham on Sunday and at domestic to Aston Villa on May 22, to be positive of pipping Liverpool to the trophy. Guardiola said his facet don't have any margin for blunders because he believes Liverpool will win their very last two fits.
"Everybody is aware of with winning at West Ham and it is going to be almost achieved, with the purpose difference and lots of things," he said. "It's truly a final." Guardiola hopes injured trio Aymeric Laporte, Fernandinho and Nathan Ake can characteristic against West Ham. "They are in remedy for those two days and we are able to see," said Guardiola, whose defence has been severely weakened via accidents to Ruben Dias, John Stones and Kyle Walker.
