24-25 Premier League Matchday 37 and FA Cup final Preview

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Hear from the managers ahead of week 37 of the 24-25 Premier League season including Arne Slot as Liverpool face Brighton and Pep Guardiola ahead of Manchester City facing Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final Various Locations, UK

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00:00What did you think of the game on Monday?

00:04We felt that this was a good way of preparing ourselves for the game on Monday,

00:08because the boys deserved a few days off.

00:11It's been a very long season for us and we feel, we think,

00:14three days lead up towards the game on Monday is more than enough time

00:18to be physically well prepared.

00:20If we are mentally well prepared for a very difficult game

00:24against a team that can play really well,

00:26that is something that has nothing to do with us being somewhere else or over here,

00:31but that does have maybe something to do with that for us,

00:34apart from winning a game of football, there's nothing else at stake.

00:38The FA Cup now is not the first choice, so anything is enough.

00:43Of course we want it, once we are here we want to leave the trophy,

00:48of course it's really massively important,

00:50it was a disappointment last season for our performance,

00:53but I'm pretty sure we are good, we do perform well

00:56and we are going to compete against them.

00:59Of course it's important, definitely it is,

01:01but to win the trophy you have to be there,

01:03and you have to be there, you have to win previous games,

01:06and we have done it for many, many years in the last years.

01:09It's a fantastic team, it's made a good season,

01:12I will be the second part of the season,

01:14so long term, already more than a month and a year with Oliver,

01:19working with the same players, so it's a final FA Cup,

01:23it's an honour, a privilege, three times in a row being there,

01:28and of course we have to perform well,

01:30and we travelled to London to win the title.

01:34I think at the beginning of the season we were, as you said,

01:39if someone said to us that we need to win the last two games

01:43to reach the Champions League spot,

01:46probably we were happy.

01:48I think overall during the season we had moments,

01:52for instance the first five, six months,

01:55where we were second, third, so even better,

01:58and now we are there and we are going to try to finish well.

02:01The best way is to face the game like we should face the game,

02:06is to win the game.

02:08We need to perform, we need to win points in Premier League,

02:12and that is the feeling, we talked about that after West Ham,

02:16so we need to improve in the way we face competition,

02:20stay focused in every moment of the game,

02:23because against West Ham we had clear situations to score,

02:27in the first opportunity of West Ham they scored one goal,

02:30so these small details matter.

02:31Very difficult team for any opposition, I think.

02:34I think what Eddie, the staff, and as a club,

02:37what they've done the last few years is remarkable,

02:39and they've been very, very consistent,

02:41very difficult to play against, like we've been.

02:45They dominate almost every aspect of the game, you know.

02:48They are great when they have to attack a low block,

02:51and they have a lot of presence in the box,

02:53they need to go on set-pieces, they need to go on transition,

02:55they need to defend a low block, the game has to get physical,

02:58they are ready to, the way they compete, they are smart,

03:02they try to take advantage of a lot of things,

03:05like any good team, you have to dominate a lot of things,

03:08even though you are not on the top of the table.

03:10First and foremost is that I'm getting prepared for a game,

03:12that's what, it would be really important for us to try

03:15and get another three points, and keep trying to be as high

03:18up the league table as we possibly can.

03:20I think when we came in, you know, the position we were in wasn't good,

03:26and I think we've got ourselves a lot stronger position now,

03:29and I want us to remain there, I want us to try and finish as high

03:32as we possibly can.

03:33It's great history, there's some great stories,

03:35and obviously there's been great managers and players

03:38who've all performed here.

03:40So I'm just the one who's going to shut the door on the way out.

03:44so I'm so happy to see you.

03:50I'm we're going to see you next time.

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