"Football is emotion. For the fans, players, we have a lot of pressure for the club to go to the Champions League. "The players behave unbelievably - we are so pleased. "The season has been bad. It happens. Sometimes you have bad seasons. The level of the teams [in the Premier League] is outstanding."

Few goals have prompted such a visceral reaction from Pep Guardiola as Matheus Nunes' stoppage-time winner against Aston Villa on Tuesday night.

Manchester City are embroiled in a battle to finish in the top four with the likes of Newcastle, Aston Villa, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest.