Kolo Toure talked on behalf of **Pep Guardiola**in the pre-match press conference for Man City.
The Spaniard expects to be back in the hot seat for the showdown with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday, and he knows that his men will not have an easy time in South London. The Eagles are in fourth place in the Premier League table, five points behind City, and they have barely skipped a beat despite the extra strain of midweek matches in the Conference League as part of the schedule.
Oliver Glasner also has the belief from a famous **FA Cup**final victory over the Citizens in May. It is a new encounter for both sides, and Toure trusts that City have learned from the loss at Wembley.
*“We know the quality of Arsenal. They have a really strong squad, a fantastic manager, but it's all down to us because we have we have the best manager in the world. He's doing an incredible job every day. His passion for the uh for the game. He loves the players and he loves his staff.*
“We know that he will take us as far as we can to win that league. And for us we just focus on what we can do really you know we not focus on what Arsenal is doing.
"[We are] playing the same football that they used to play. One thing we have had is fighting for the second ball. We know that the Premier League is a physical league. When you have the ball it is top, but when you don't have the ball you have to fight. That is the difference from last season.
*"[**Crystal Palace*] are a top team. They are second best at the moment at conceding goals but we focus on what we can do. We know if we play our football consistently and work hard as a team, we can beat any team in this league.”