Man City Loses in the Manchester Derby, Pep Guardiola Praises Red Devils’ Front Line

DBasia.news –  Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, could not resist in giving praise to the Manchester United front line. In particular, he praised Daniel James, Anthony Martial, and Marcus Rashford.

Manchester City was unexpectedly defeated when hosting Manchester United, at Etihad Stadium. The Red Devils took the first two goals through Anthony Martial (23 ‘) and Marcus Rashford (29’). Man City were only to reply once through Nicolas Otamendi in the 85th minute.

Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, is seen letting the Manchester City players to press. In total, The Citizens have created 22 opportunities, but only five were on target.

Afterwards, Manchester United relied on the speed of their players to stab into the space left by Man City players. The Red Devils incised seven opportunities on target.

“We know about the speed that Manchester United has with Daniel James, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford. However, sometimes it is impossible to stop it,” Guardiola said as reported by Goal.

“In general, we do what is usually displayed. We press on the finish line more. In fact, a lot of it,” added the former Bayern Munich architect.

Despite losing, Pep Guardiola still liked the performance of his players. According to the manager, Manchester City’s lack of match was the final settlement.

“Unfortunately, we are unable to do a better final settlement. I like what my team is displaying. I know there are those who disagree, but I like it,” Guardiola added.

With these defeats, Manchester City has fallen behind to Liverpool at the top of the standings. At present, both teams are 14 points away.