Asked whether two trophies ? this season?s Premier League and Carabao Cup ? would be a satisfactory return on City?s spend, Guardiola was quickly on the front foot.
?I know the intention of your question but I can assure you that it?s impossible to play the way we play, the results we achieved, without top players,? he said.
?Today the top players cost a lot of money. So when you say, ?Pep, what you have done in Barcelona or Bayern Munich, is it possible to do that without those big players?? No, it?s impossible, so be calm. We need money to buy and to play at that level all the time.
?Maybe in the last two years we have spent more. But over an average of five or 10 years a lot of big teams spent a lot of money.
?After that it?s down to the way we play, the idea we play. That is personal to the managers.
?But to achieve these results you need this investment. If not, you need miracles and I am not able to provide that.?
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