Pep Guardiola has defended David Luiz, with the Manchester City boss admitting he ‘laughed out loud’ at fresh complaint of the Arsenal defender.
FA Cup holders City face the Gunners within the semi-final of the contest at Wembley on Saturday.
The final time the edges met, Luiz was once at fault for the hole function after which gave away a penalty and were given himself despatched off as City thrashed Mikel Arteta’s aspect 3-Zero on the Etihad final month.
The centre-back’s calamitous errors drew fashionable complaint, with many observers stating that his Emirates profession may well be over as his contract was once because of finish this summer season.
But since then, Arteta has proven religion in Luiz through handing him a brand new one-year contract, whilst the 33-year-old has performed each and every minute of Arsenal’s final 5 video games – 3 of that have been victories.
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But City supervisor Guardiola isn’t shocked through Luiz’s resurgence, describing the Brazilian as having “an incredible mentality”.
“I’ve an implausible recognize for him and for what he has carried out in his profession,” Guardiola said of Luiz in his pre-match press conference.
“He is an exceptional player and has an incredible mentality and especially personality.
“I laugh out loud when I hear the pundits. A lot of them were defenders and they believe they didn’t make one mistake in their career even though they played for 15 or 20 years.
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“I like that Luiz still plays football and I’m pretty sure he’s going to make a lot of good actions, some more mistakes as that’s part of the game.
“But he does it with dignity. I’ve a lot of respect for him.”
City play Arsenal on Saturday night time, with Manchester United dealing with Chelsea within the different semi-final on Sunday.
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