Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says West Ham United are a team full of quality ahead of hosting them on Wednesday night.
Current Premier League leaders City entertain the Hammers on Wednesday night hoping to pick up vital points in their fight for a third straight Premier League title, while David Moyes’ side are looking for points to steer clear from the relegation battle they find themselves in.
Going into the game, City have an 18-match unbeaten record in all competitions and recently returned to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win over Fulham on Sunday afternoon. West Ham meanwhile have been in good form across April, but have lost their last two matches against Liverpool and Crystal Palace.
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Despite their recent struggles, City’s Spanish manager Guardiola has spoken highly of West Ham ahead of the two facing each other in midweek.
He says that West Ham’s players have enough quality to cause City problems, adding that they are impressive from set-pieces and have a good attacking outlet in Michail Antonio, who notched his 13th goal of the season in all competitions on Saturday against Palace.
"Maybe West Ham didn’t have the season they expect but the quality is there," said Guardiola in his pre-match press conference.
"At set pieces they are one of the best and Michail Antonio attacks the channels. The weapons are there. In one game anything can happen."
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