Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, said he expects Crystal Palace to be “professional” in the selection of its team against Arsenal on the final day of the Premier League season.
Arsenal will play the matchday 38 away at Selhurst Park three days before Crystal Palace face Rayo Vallecano in the Conference League final, a game that suggests the possibility of resting key players against Arsenal, as Oliver Glasner has prepared for one of the biggest games in his club’s 121-year history
Recall that Manchester City are five points behind Arsenal in the Premier League with a game in hand, which is coincidentally against Palace on Wednesday.
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To win the title, City will likely need Arsenal to drop points against Palace, considering the leaders are heavy favourites to win their other remaining game taken place at home to already-relegated Burnley on Monday.
When asked on Tuesday if he was concerned that Palace was playing his bench against, Guardiola said, “They are so professional, the teams. Crystal Palace will play top against us. We saw Leeds yesterday against Spurs, even being out of the relegation battle and [staying] in the Premier League again, how they compete.
“We have played here against Aston Villa in the past, or West Ham [they had] nothing to play and we saw how difficult it was. So I’m pretty sure [Palace] will do their best.”
