📣 Pep Guardiola on Sergio Agüero, Bernardo Silva, Brighton and more | OneFootball

Pep Guardiola spoke to the media on Tuesday ahead of Manchester City’s Premier League meeting with Brighton.

Here’s what he had to say …

On Sergio Agüero’s availability

“He’s in quarantine. I think after nine or ten days he will be back.”

On Phil Foden’s development

“He’s playing like he always has – high standards in all departments. There are still margins to improve but from day one I am delighted about his behaviour. The quality will do the rest.”

On Brighton

“They are a joy to watch and analyse. When you see them, you are concerned of the quality. I said to the players today that we will have to be at a high standard to compete against them.

“They have better stats in all departments except maybe the final third but what they create and how few they concede I am a big fan of Graham Potter. Everyone plays in their position and the ball comes, the courage to play everywhere.

“I like a lot what they play and it will be a good test tomorrow after a lot of games for everyone. That is my only concern.”

On City’s winning run

“Still the game against West Bromwich, after that our performance has been good but every game you have to regain your mood and solidarity and quality to win again. The consequence of the way we played is the results and we have to continue.

“There isn’t much time to think about what is going to happen because the schedule in January and February is so busy but is is good to try to do it again. Momentum arrives and disappears in one instant but the truth is that we cannot forget that the teams we beat recently – especially in the Premier League and Carabao Cup – we did it well but tomorrow it can disappear so you have to do it again.

“We are getting results and especially for the way we are playing.”

On João Cancelo

“He arrived last season, he was confused in the beginning because he expected something that we could not offer him but he’s a nice guy with a great heart.

“He’s a guy whose physicality is incredible, he could play again the day after a game and this is so important us to have players consistently fit. Last season he struggled a little bit with a new club and new ideas but now he has had more time and he is playing good.

“He was tired in the last game but hopefully tomorrow if he tries to play he can be better than the first 45 minutes against Birmingham but he was outstanding.

“Aleks [Zinchenko] can play in his position too and Benjamin [Mendy] and Kyle [Walker] can play in different oppositions but it depends on the opponent. I have to know if he can do it for his qualities. This alternative that he can give us as a team is so important.”

On Bernardo Silva

“Bernardo is so intelligent, he can play everywhere. He understands the game perfectly, he knows exactly what he has to do and where to play so there are no doubts. He’s back and I’m incredibly delighted for the two goals he scored and we need him.”