""It's a different competition [to Saturday] but of course it's better to travel to Bournemouth with the feeling that we won the FA Cup, than the opposite," said Guardiola. "Bournemouth are 17 games unbeaten so the run is unbelievable. This season again, what they have done with losing three players from the back four who had success last season, and still again they do it. "The only chance we have [to win the league] is to win the game so we have to break that run, otherwise it will be over.""
""It's always difficult [against Bournemouth], it always has been," the Catalan added. "Last season it was one of our worst performances in the Premier League. And when we played in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup last season, we played really good, so we'll see which phase we can do tomorrow.""
""We've had three days [since the FA Cup final]. They've had 10 days to prepare for the game and they play to qualify for the Champions League, so I think they have an argument to be the best version of Bournemouth, and I'm pretty sure that's going to happen.""
Manchester City travel to Bournemouth after winning the FA Cup, with Guardiola noting the match is a different competition but preferable to arriving after a trophy. Bournemouth enter unbeaten in 17 games across all competitions, despite losing three players from the back four that had success previously. Guardiola says City’s only chance to win the league is to win the game and break the unbeaten run. Bournemouth remain in contention for Champions League qualification and will be fresh after not playing since beating Fulham. Guardiola recalls City’s poor Premier League performance against Bournemouth last season and expects a strong Bournemouth side motivated by Champions League qualification.
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