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Kyle Walker revealed he had a sleepless night before Manchester City inched closer to becoming the first English club to win four consecutive top-flight titles.
City go into the final day with their destiny in their own hands after beating Tottenham 2-0 with a brace from Erling Haaland on Tuesday night.
But they were indebted to backup goalkeeper Stefan Ortega on a nervy night in which Pep Guardiola insisted any point dropped would crown Arsenal champions.
“I think maybe sometimes people forget that we’re human and that excitement, nerves, adrenaline, everything runs through the body,” Walker said.
“I couldn’t sleep on Monday night. I was struggling to get to the hotel half an hour before the game. And then everything goes through your head.
Kyle Walker admitted he spent a sleepless night before Manchester City’s trip to Spurs due to ‘nerves’
“I thought we lost a lot of silly balls in the first half, but we came out in the second half after talking to the coach.
“I was saying that as long as we can look each other in the eye at the end of the game and say we’ve done the best we’ve ever done, he’s not going to judge us in this game, because what we’ve done as a collective over the last few years has been fantastic.” .
City face a wait to find out if Ederson’s eye injury heals enough for the final game against West Ham on Sunday, with Rodri hailing Ortega as “the best goalkeeper in the world”.
And Walker believes City’s mentality has set them apart from their rivals this season.
“There are always times in the season when you need to have some kind of words,” he added. “You can’t have a complete campaign in which everything goes swimmingly. There are times when you lean on certain players and calmly talk to them individually or collectively.
“It’s not because it’s personal and sometimes other members of the captaincy group or anyone can come and talk to me if they think I’m not doing my best.”
“All I want is the best for the club and all I want is the best for all the guys that are there. A lot of times we get the result we want and they put in the effort.
Pep Guardiola’s team is chasing an unprecedented fourth consecutive league title
“Nobody sees the hard work these guys put in every day when we compete in all the competitions, we travel here, there and everywhere to play in the competitions we’ve been lucky enough to win. It’s hard work.
“I’m not saying Arsenal don’t do that. They do, because I know Mikel (Arteta) and the guys there and they put in a lot of work and dedication. Whoever wins the Premier League on Sunday deserves to win it, so let the best team win. “.
