Guardiola: We take the point and move forward | OneFootball

Pep Guardiola says his attention is firmly set on finishing the season on a high after watching City draw 0-0 at United in the 196th Manchester derby.

Guardiola insists he was eager for victory at Old Trafford but will accept a point as his Blues continue the quest for Champions League football next season.

“It’s what it is. Of course it would be better to win,” the boss told media at his post-match press conference.

“Old Trafford is Old Trafford. You always need a good performance to win.

“We tried to make a good build-up, get crosses really well and tried to control the situations.

“They can run and they were dangerous but always we had our chances.

“In the second half in the first 10 or 15 mins it was our best moment.

“The last three games I saw many good things, in the last two games and today and the passion when we lose the ball that we lost many times this season for many reasons.

“But with the ball always our strength will be with the position and we lost that today. We were not in the right position to hurt them.

“We have to be in one tempo and be in the right position. But we could not accelerate it because we were not in the right position, that's why we missed a little bit our tempo to create more chances.

“Of course, Phil had one chance, two or two shots from Kevin and one from Omar. They had chances from transitions but I think it's fair enough.

“We take the point and we move forward.”

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Looking forward to a big finale, with seven top-flight games to qualify for the 2025/26 Champions League as well as an exciting FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest, Guardiola is fully focused on what's to come.

“Crystal Palace and go for it,” he added.

“I would prefer to have 10 or 12 more points. Previous seasons with five or six games we were already there but it is what it is.

“I’m concerned about recovering, Crystal Palace and Everton, FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest. All the games ahead of us.

“Win, win, win and that’s what we’re going to try to do.”