Matheus Nunes late effort, fired Manchester City to a crucial 2-1 victory over top-five rivals, Aston Villa in the fourth minute of stoppage-time at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday to help their Champions League push.
Guardiola responded to Nunes’s composed finish by celebrating wildly and joyously that signified the importance of the result.
City had been seconds away from a damaging result in the race to qualify for the Champions League via a top five finish.
But now they are in control their own fate with four games left in their turbulent league season, thanks to an unusual feeling of last-gasp success.
“We’re not used to it. That belongs to Liverpool especially, how many times did they score late winners under Jurgen (Klopp) and Arsenal under Mikel (Arteta) as well? I’m not used to it, so I’m really, really happy,” Guardiola said.
“Football is emotion. For the fans, players, we have a lot of pressure for the club to go to the Champions League.
Nunes’s first league goal for Manchester City came after Aston Villa striker, Marcus Rashford converted a controversial penalty to cancel out Bernardo Silva’s early opener.
Guardiola was booked for ranting at the fourth official after VAR intervened to call for a penalty after Ruben Dias made contact with Jacob Ramsey.
But, with time running out, City enjoyed a rare uplifting moment in a difficult campaign that will see them surrender the title they had won in the previous four seasons.