Pep Guardiola to ignore Manchester United clash with West Brom to play golf with his son
Man City will be crowned champions if United lose to bottom club Baggies but Guardiola insists his only focus will be trying to shoot a low score on the course
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PEP GUARDIOLA says he will ignore Manchester United's clash with West Brom by playing a round of golf with his son - even though the result could see Manchester City crowned champions.
Guardiola's side are on the bring of lifting the Premier League title after their 3-1 win over Tottenham opened up a 16 point gap at the top of the table.
If United slip to a defeat against relegation threatened West Brom today, that will be enough for City to claim the trophy with five games to spare.
Though mathematically a draw would still leave them with work to do, City would have to lose their final five matches and United would need to overturn a 30-goal deficit to overhaul them.
But Guardiola insists he will not be glued to his television watching events play out at Old Trafford - and will be aiming to shoot a low round on the golf course instead.
Asked if he would be watching, the 47-year-old said: "I have golf with my son.
"It will probably be bogey, double bogey, birdie."
Though City are playing down talk they are already champions, the win at Wembley over Spurs has left even Guardiola reflecting on the magnitude of their efforts this season.
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And he has paid tribute to his players for the way they have dominated a league which he says is the hardest he has experienced in his career.
He added: “It is more difficult. The physicality, the weather conditions, the amount of games… it’s tough.
"The Premier League is so, so tough. That’s why winning the way we did gives extra satisfaction.
"We did it in the way we want to do, and of course for the capacity of the club.
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";The club has spent a lot of money, like other clubs, but it’s true. The club has spent a lot of money for these amazing players.
“We played so good against United, the same against Liverpool. We had chances.
"The team was so good for eight, nine months, it was not realistic … they have my respect. What they have done this season is unbelievable
“You cannot imagine. It’s every day. You can win the Champions League, seven games … and then one bad game you are out. But with the league, it’s every day.
"If we manage to win the Premier League, it will be one of the best seasons I ever lived as a football player or manager.
"The amount of goals, the amount of chances, the points. It’s because the players are so good."