[emoji2424]Pep Guardiola: "Every season, we start the #UCL, the first game, always the target is to win. First the group stage, then last-16, try to win. We didn't change when we didn't win. Nothing more than Red Star, depends on our performance and level..."
"We're incredible happy to defend this #UCL crown. This competition doesn't allow you to drop. Always we were strong at home, tomorrow is the first step..."
"[What is] Important is the #ManCity players don't feel relaxed. If the board are relaxed, good, they don't score goals. For our club to win the #UCL is something incredible..."
"How many teams have won one #UCL? In perspective, we didn't do anything special, just one. For us the club didn't have it, to be part of that is proud..." [via @_joebray]
Pep Guardiola on the #UCL final being at Wembley this season: "I didn't think [about it]. Win the first one, after when you have to think of the final is the quarters and semis. The first game in these months, it's a long time..."
"[It's] Difficult to win the first #UCL. Incredible for #ManCity in history. Let's try to win tomorrow, a team [Red Star Belgrade] who is so aggressive and fast upfront..."
"I didn't watch the game [#ManCity's #UCL final win]. Not at all. Look what happened the team we beat. Italian league, in the derby, won 5-1. I had the feeling it was an incredible strong team. They prove it, a tight game. The coin came for us..."
"The feeling before, how difficult Inter was, a candidate to be there again. I like to beat different teams, the final was competitive..."
Pep Guardiola on Ederson's saves in the #UCL final vs Inter: "I have a lot of memories when Ederson saves and opponents make good saves. A key player..."
Pep Guardiola on Ederson Moraes's shot-stopping improvement: "A lot, his maturity is getting there. We normally don't concede much, when the opponent arrive, he's there. The first save against [Michail] Antonio, the corner. An incredible threat with [Kurt] Zouma..."
"Headers, a good save at 1-1. We concede few shots but these details make the difference. He was there again..."
"They are getting better, not for tomorrow. Hopefully Nottingham or next games. Look how we improve without them. We need them soon, we need Jack to compete with Jeremy... Difficult to stay for a long time. It happens, we accept it..."
Pep Guardiola on Kyle Walker: "He's more focussed than ever, always can do better. In terms of consistency, it's not easy. 90 minutes for England, 90 minutes in a demanding game for all the wingers of West Ham. Hopefully can continue and we can give him rest..."
Pep Guardiola on Jeremy Doku's start at #ManCity: "When you're the winger against full-backs and dribble, it's a chance. Sometimes to go back you have to do it. Support for a winger to dribble to the by-line is a chance. He does it a lot. I was impressed, we knew his quality..."
"Julian [Alvarez], Erling [Haaland], Phil [Foden], go close to the box because this guy dribbles and they have to be there, an incredible threat..."
Pep Guardiola on Jeremy Doku vs West Ham: "For a long time, I didn't see a performance of a winger going again and dribbling with his full-back. It won't happen every week. He has the quality to do it, go, try do it..."
Pep Guardiola on Red Star Belgrade manager, Barak Bakhar: "I saw last season at Maccabi Haifa and a difficult group vs PSG. I saw a little bit what he has done with against Mbappe, Messi. We were impressed; courage, bravery. Tomorrow will be quite similar..."
Pep Guardiola on #ManCity's challenge to go again: "First year here, Monaco last-16, we try to win. Nothing changes. Now we won, it's done - it's not done! We're happy, but every time we see the four trophies, it makes me so happy. Live for memories? I wouldn't be here..."
"We play against West Ham, the Super Cup, Newcastle, not an ideal situation, long week for Newcastle. it's the challenge. It's the competition, go for it. Competition gives us a new challenge, try, I don't have any doubt we will try..."
"Just Madrid or Milan did it in a few years in a row. I was incredible proud to be Barcelona manager we won two times but not in a row. It's difficult, d try..."
"I know at half-time [vs West Ham] I should come to the players because they were angry. I said why angry, you're losing 1-0 but performing well. Be clinical up front and you'd be 3-1 up. We push them, they have an incredible mentality, to never give up..."
"Let's go. I'm sometimes surprised after five or six years we start the season and I think make fight to show the team..."
"[A] Manager can go on TikTok and repeat motivation. It doesn't work. Every player has to be moved and feel that. We don't have doubts for the season, to start in that way, important teams take the distance..."
"Arsenal, Liverpool... [Manchester] United don't start well, like Chelsea [in the #PL], sooner or later they will take the win..."
Pep Guardiola on @crvenazvezdafk: "So aggressive, they don't defend man to man but sometimes do and we have to be ready. Quick in transitions, 5-3-2, have to be able to read well..."