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Rayan Cherki expresses his passion for football, calling the Premier League the best in the world and aiming to uplift fans during matches. He praises Guardiola for his intense love for the game ahead of the Arsenal clash.
āI just want two thingsā ā Rayan Cherki opens up on love for football ahead of Arsenal clash
Manchester City playmaker Rayan Cherki has delivered a deeply personal insight into his philosophy on football in a new interview.
The 22-year-old has been in the form of his life in recent weeks, producing two assists in Cityās 3-0 Premier League win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last weekend and starring in the 4-0 FA Cup quarter-final demolition of Liverpool the week before, reaching 20 goal contributions in all competitions for the season in the process.
Cherki joined Manchester City from Lyon for Ā£34 million last summer and has since established himself as one of the most captivating and talked-about players in the Premier League, drawing comparisons with some of the great entertainers of the modern game and earning the backing of pundits and players alike ahead of Cityās defining run-in.
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In conversation with , the France international has opened up on the pride at playing in the worldās most watched league before explaining the deeply personal motivation that drives him every time he steps onto a football pitch.
Rayan Cherki describes the Premier League as the best league in the world.
Cherki aims to make fans 'forget life for 90 minutes' during matches.
Cherki has produced two assists in a 3-0 win over Chelsea and starred in a 4-0 FA Cup win against Liverpool.
Cherki hails Guardiola as unbelievable and crazy in his love for football.

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āI think a lot of things but the first is itās the best league in the world,ā he said of his life in the Premier League. āAnd Iām very proud to be here (at Manchester City). And I want to play, I want to take pleasure, I want to win games, I want to score, I want to give assists for my partners.ā
On the broader meaning of football in his life, Cherkiās answer was as poetic as anything he has produced on the pitch this season.
āFootball is the best sport in the world,ā the playmaker added. āAnd when we play, we create a lot of pleasure. Football for me is like art. Itās like music, itās like drawing. If we donāt play with pleasure, you canāt play better, you canāt show what you want.
āAnd me, when I go on the pitch, I just want two things: The children, the dad, the mum, to forget for 90 minutes life. A lot of people donāt have my chance, and when I go on the pitch, itās to show my style and (let people) say, āOh my god I forgot my life for 90 minutes!ā The problems disappear. āThis style is just him, just Rayan Cherki, and not everybodyā.ā
Turning his attention to the man who has helped unlock the very best of him since his arrival at the Etihad Stadium, Cherki was equally effusive in his praise of Pep Guardiola, whose own future at the club remains a subject of considerable discussion heading into the summer.
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āUnbelievable. Pep is crazy. He loves football. The football is him, and him is the football,ā Cherki said. āItās very good to work with him, because all second, all minute, all day we try, we try, we try, we work a lot. And for me itās better because I love when I learn all the time. That is unbelievable.ā
The comments are entirely consistent with those of his teammate Gianluigi Donnarumma, who earlier this week described working under Guardiola as something that āuntil you live it, youāll never understand.ā
For Cherki, the feeling is evidently mutual and with a potentially title-defining home clash against Arsenal on the horizon this Sunday, the stage is set for him to give the Etihad Stadium another 90 minutes nobody will forget in a hurry.