MX23RW : Friday, January 10 06:52:17| >> :120:16585:16585:

Daniel Farke sets sights on quick return to Premier League for Norwich

The Canaries stunned Manchester City at Carrow Road back in September but have been relegated back to the Championship.

Daniel Farke insists this season has been "unbelievably important" for Norwich as they plot an unlikely double over Manchester City on the final day of the Premier League campaign.

A 3-2 win over Pep Guardiola's side in September remains the highlight of the Canaries' season, which will see them finish bottom of the table.

The Carrow Road club continued plans for the new term this week with the signings of Jacob Sorensen and Przemyslaw Placheta.

Both are unable to feature for Norwich at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, while Alex Tettey (knee) and Timm Klose (hamstring) join Grant Hanley, Sam Byram and Moritz Leitner on the treatment table for last season's Sky Bet Championship winners.

"For the mid- and long-term future for the club, this season was unbelievably important," Farke told a press conference.

"We would like to come back to the Premier League sooner rather than later. It's a big challenge to go back to the Championship.

"The Premier League is the best league in the world, but the Championship is easily the toughest and most complicated. We want to compete and achieve something special, that's possible in the Championship."

Manchester City have won their last four league games, but were beaten by Arsenal last weekend in the FA Cup semi-final.

It offers hope to Farke and yet he is realistic about what needs to happen for them to obtain a positive result on Sunday.

"It's unbelievably difficult to do it twice in one season, I don't think anyone has won twice in one season over Pep Guardiola at Man City, Bayern Munich or Barcelona," the German added.

"In order to get a point or three, we need Man City to be off as well as us playing well. Even if they use 95 per cent of their level most teams won't have a chance.

"Many teams have been thrashed by Man City in recent weeks, but they lost to Arsenal so we are aware of what we face.

"It's important to be respectful, but also brave. We need to take their quality away from in front of our goal."

With fans still not able to attend matches, the Norwich faithful will have to bid farewell to the Premier League from the comfort of their own homes.

Farke said: "It's a big thank you to the fans for all the trust and unity. Sometimes you have a poor day and everyone is disappointed, it's normal to be criticised. It just shows how much the club means to them.

"We still feel that they want us to be on our best level and help us in the difficult times, hopefully we can pay something back as soon as possible."

ID:407801: cacheID:407801:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:4597:
Written by
P A
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Liverpool players and staff celebrate winning the 2019-20 Premier League title
Read Next:
2020-21 Premier League season to begin on September 12
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool19144147192846
2Arsenal20117239182140
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest20124429191040
4Chelsea20106439241536
5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle20105534221235
6Manchester CityMan City2010463627934
7Bournemouth209653023733
8Aston Villa209563032-232
9Fulham207943027330
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2061043029128
11Brentford208393835327
12Tottenham HotspurSpurs20731042301224
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd206592328-523
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham206592439-1523
15Crystal Palace204972128-721
16Everton193881525-1017
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2044123145-1416
18Ipswich TownIpswich2037102035-1516
19Leicester CityLeicester2035122344-2114
20Southampton2013161244-326


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!