Shirki: I m glad to be back on the court. Guardiola asked us to fight for the second spot at halftime

Sports     9:47am, 30 October 2025

In the fourth round of the League Cup, Shirki scored to help Manchester City defeat Swansea 3-1 away from home. He accepted interviews with the media after the game.

Victory over Swansea

We want to win all the games because we are a big club, and as a big club we should pursue winning every game, so when we lose a game - which may happen - our goal must be to win all the following games.

Back on the pitch

I'm happy to be back on the pitch because I just want to play football. I want to enjoy and spread happiness, I am not happy when I am absent and I am happy when I step on the pitch, so now I am happy.

My recovery went very smoothly. I've been training a lot with the physios and I'm very happy to be back on the pitch and hope to play every game.

The game against Bournemouth

This game is crucial because we are at home and we want to win all our home games, so we will go all out, enjoy the game and bring happiness to the fans, and we are ready to win in this game.

Guardiola's half-time instructions

He asked us to continue working hard and compete for the second point, because we are always attacking, so the second point is very important. We are eager to win this game, after all, we suffered a defeat in the last round. For a big club like ours, every game has to be about winning.