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Jérémy Doku has said that beating Arsenal successful Sunday’s Carabao Cup last would beryllium a “good cure” for Manchester City’s elimination from nan Champions League by Real Madrid. Tuesday’s 2-1 nonaccomplishment astatine nan Etihad Stadium knocked City retired 5-1 connected aggregate and Doku is focusing connected defeating Arsenal astatine Wembley.
“It’s a bully cure,” nan winger said. “We’ll do everything to triumph that crippled and to triumph a trophy. There’s still a batch to play for. We’re successful 3 competitions, 3 trophies to win. If we do that it’s still going to beryllium a awesome season.
“Of people we’re disappointed pinch nan Champions League – it’s ever a bully trophy to have. But location are immoderate lessons to return retired of these 2 games..”
City’s hopes of overturning the 3-0 deficit from past week’s opening limb were severely dented erstwhile Bernardo Silva was sent disconnected for a goalline handball pinch nan crippled goalless and Vinícius Júnior scored nan penalty.
Doku revealed Pep Guardiola’s post-game dressing room message. “That we tin beryllium proud of our performance,” he said. “Playing against a large squad for illustration that, 10 against 11, and performing for illustration we did, putting them into trouble. Not each squad tin do that.”
Doku made clear Silva was not being blamed by nan team. “I cognize he takes it very personally,” he said. “But moreover aft it, we stood there, we were successful nan game. He’s disappointed, but we’re each location for him. We cognize his publication to nan squad is massive.”
After nan last against Arsenal, City big Liverpool successful nan FA Cup, past recreation to Chelsea and are astatine location to Arsenal successful nan league. City are 9 points down Arsenal pinch a lucifer successful hand. “The adjacent 4 games are very important,” Doku said.
