DBasia.news – Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, commented on the victory won by his team when they traveled to Arsenal headquarters last night. Even though he had to struggle to beat the Gunners, Guardiola said he was still satisfied.
Manchester City came home with three points after winning 2-1 from Arsenal in the match week 21 of the Premier League 2021-2022, at the Emirates Stadium, Saturday (1/1). However, this victory did not come easily.
The Citizens had fallen behind in the first half through Bukayo Saka’s goal. Then, Man City came back in the second half through Riyad Mahrez’s penalty and Rodri’s stoppage-time goal. Man City’s victory was also inseparable from the red card received by Arsenal.
Guardiola sees Arsenal’s development in a positive direction. The Gunners gave tough resistance to Man City who had better quality players. In fact, Arsenal had played with 10 players in the middle of the second half.
“Arsenal played better than us today. Today, we faced a team who struggled to get into the top four last season and started from the bottom of the table. But now look at them in the top four,” Guardiola told Manchester’s official website. City.
This victory is an important capital for Manchester City in the title race. Because, in other matches, the two closest competitors, Chelsea and Liverpool, will be elbowing each other.
“We knew from the start that this match would be difficult. We also understand that a win at the Emirates will be very important,” he added.
“This is because Arsenal have been performing well lately. So, things have become difficult. However, now we have time to rest.”