Posted by Following his team’s 1-0 Premier League victory over Chelsea on Thursday night at Stamford Bridge, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola dubbed himself a “genius.”
Riyad Mahrez’s second-half goal helped Man City upset Chelsea in a Premier League away game, which Guardiola observed.
Man City are now five points behind league-leading Arsenal on the log as a result of the outcome versus Chelsea.
Guardiola had earlier substituted Rico Lewis and Manuel Akanji for Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo to enliven his team after a lackluster first half, before bringing on Mahrez and Grealish.
“I am brilliant. I was questioned after Everton as to why I didn’t substitute until 81 minutes. At his news conference following the game, Guardiola said, “I thought about that and made some.
“We have a five-point lead presently, but we might lose here [against Chelsea]. Three less points are still up for grabs. It means a lot, but we need to demonstrate it because, after four Premier League titles in five years, being in this position is commonplace.