Despite Losing Down, Atalanta Has Made Manchester City ‘Cold Sweat’

DBasia.news –  Pep Guardiola, Manchester City manager, praised Atalanta even though The Citizens won a landslide victory over the Italian team.

Manchester City host Atalanta at the Etihad Stadium on Matchday 3 Champions League 2019-2020, Tuesday (10/22). The Citizens won 5-1 in the match.

Even so, Manchester City conceded first. Ruslan Malinovsky’s penalty execution ball shot smoothly into the goal that was escorted by Ederson.

Manchester City is lucky because they have a classmate, Sergio Aguero. In just four minutes, Argentine national team player that made The Citizens turn ahead.

Raheem Sterling completes Manchester City’s victory after the break. Sterling broke into Atalanta’s goal three times in the 58th, 64th and 69th minutes, respectively.

Despite a landslide victory, Pep Guardiola praised Atalanta’s game. The Spaniard assesses the victory over La Dea specifically for Manchester City.

“Manchester City knows Atalanta can make us bring out the best games. That creates opportunities for both teams throughout the game,” Pep Guardiola said.

“Atalanta knows what they have to do and gives a difficult situation for Manchester City. It is not a coincidence that they can qualify for the Champions League,” he added.

Manchester City’s victory over Atalanta extended Pep Guardiola’s slick face against the Italian club. Throughout his career, Guardiola only swallowed one defeat from an Italian team.