Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiolas has stated why his side was able to defeat Manchester United in Sunday’s Premier League derby clash at Etihad.
The game which ended 3-1 saw three goals from David Silva, Sergio Aguero and IIkay Gundogan. United’s forward, Anthony Martial however got a consolation goal for via a penalty after Lukaku was brought down by City goalkeeper.
Speaking about the game, “The first half was not so good, we played like ‘I don’t want to lose the ball’ but not with the intention to attack, or to do something,” Independent UK quoted Guardiola as saying at post-match.
“I felt when I watched my team, that we felt the pressure. The second half, we started much, much better. After we conceded, always it’s inevitable to think about last season what happened again in that situation. But we didn’t concede one other chance, we defend so well. The last 30 minutes we made a very, very good game.”
“After the second goal, the most satisfying [thing] is after 2-1, we react well. We are stable. We didn’t concede chances. Step by step we regain our game again. And after of course, after the third goal was easier.”
Manchester City now occupies the top position in the Premier League log with 32 points from 12 games.
