Happy for Palmer's success at Chelsea - Guardiola
Ahead of their FA Cup semi-final clash with Chelsea, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said he was happy for Cole Palmer's success at Chelsea after his move from City in the summer
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00:00 Obviously a lot of your thinking about this match will, I assume, centre around Cole Palmer.
00:07 When you look back, when you've seen what he has done, well first of all, are you surprised how well he's done?
00:14 And has it made you at all think you made a mistake letting him go?
00:23 No. He's an exceptional player. We knew him when he was here. We know how he's proven.
00:31 He has a lot of minutes. I've said many times I didn't give the minutes and maybe he deserved it.
00:35 He wanted the minutes and now he has a Chelsea. I understand completely.
00:39 I'm happy for him because he's a lovely guy. A shy guy. He has incredible potential.
00:44 Otherwise he would not be here. It's what it is.
00:49 He's playing good. He's incredible threat. He's playing fantastically.
00:54 What can I say? The decision has been made for many reasons.
00:58 He was asking for two seasons to leave. During two seasons.
01:02 To leave, to leave. I said no, stay, stay. At the end, no, I want to leave.
01:06 What can we do? I said in the pre-season, stay because Riyad is gone.
01:12 He said no, I want to leave. After two seasons, what can I say?
01:15 So, go and there. Playing that level is an exception. Everybody knows it.