Pep Guardiola hopes anger at lacking out can gasoline extra sensational performances like that of Jeremy Doku on the weekend.
Doku took centre stage as Manchester Metropolis thrashed Bournemouth 6-1 to return to the highest of the Premier League on Saturday, opening the scoring and establishing 4 different targets.
That got here after Jack Grealish was most popular to him for final week’s derby victory over Manchester United, and supervisor Guardiola now needs the England midfielder, in flip, to return again firing.
Guardiola mentioned: “I would like Jack offended and I would like him to play good, after which Doku – be offended that he hasn’t performed the final two video games. That is the best way to keep up the consistency at that degree.”
Grealish has had a irritating begin to the season after lacking a month resulting from a lifeless leg, however Guardiola has little doubt he’ll get again to his greatest.
“Jack is again,” he mentioned. “The best way he performed at Outdated Trafford, to present us extra composure and extra powers in that place, it was decisive for us.
“We’d like everybody. There are a whole lot of video games and everybody has to compete.
“As a lot as Jeremy and Jack carry out, and I can play each on the similar time, however after they don’t, practice higher the following day as a result of the second is coming, and if you find yourself mentally there within the head you’ll carry out nicely.
“Then we’ll win video games and you can be comfortable and everybody might be comfortable. That is what we’ve to do.”
Metropolis will test on the health of star striker Erling Haaland forward of Tuesday’s Champions League conflict towards Younger Boys. The Norwegian was eliminated at half-time on Saturday after twisting his ankle.
Guardiola was happy his facet managed to attain six with none contribution from the prolific Haaland however admits he needs him again as quickly as doable.
He mentioned: “It’s good that Jeremy has this menace to attain targets and Bernardo (Silva) and Phil (Foden). We all know it.
“I do know Mateo (Kovacic) will not be a goalscorer, however we’ve now extra gamers concerned, with and with out Erling – however I would like Erling on the pitch.”
Holders Metropolis cans safe their place within the Champions League knockout phases for an eleventh successive 12 months with victory over the Swiss facet this week.
Guardiola mentioned: “It’s so essential, greater than you may think about, as a result of we will park the automotive till February and concentrate on the Premier League and others. Now we have to shut it on Tuesday.”
