Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola has said he doesn’t care about the PL after his team lost 2-1 to the Red Devils on Saturday.
What did Pep Guardiola say?
The Red Devils came from behind to beat Manchester City 2-1 in Saturday’s Old Trafford derby in a move that would hurt the defending champions’ hopes of retaining their title. Pep insisted after the game that he was not overly concerned about the plight of Manchester City after overseeing the league’s third defeat of the campaign.
The Manchester City manager said he didn’t care about the Premier League and the Carabao Cup, they couldn’t win. According to Pep Guardiola, they won a lot, so it’s not a problem. He thinks the problem is how they did it. They are always focused on it. The Carabao Cup is out, it doesn’t matter. They didn’t do what they wanted. Today they performed. Guardiola says don’t be distracted today by what happened with the first goal and focus.
A little about the topic
It’s been a tough week for the Citizens, who were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Southampton and beaten again at Old Trafford. The Pep’s side will slip eight points clear of the Gunners if Arsenal beat the Spurs on Sunday’s north London derby. On Thursday, Manchester City will host Tottenham in the PL.
Red Devils head coach Erik te Hag has sympathized with Man City after a controversManchester Cityial goal helped Manchester United push through the second leg on Saturday.
How was everything?
Manchester United scored twice in the space of four minutes to secure a 2-1 comeback victory in the Manchester Derby over Saturday lunchtime, but the game did not go without major controversy. Indeed, English footballer Marcus Rashford appeared to be making it difficult to play from offside in the build-up to Marcus’ equalization, but the goal stood as the player was not actually touching the ball.
Ten Hag can see from the other side
Speaking about the goal after the win, the Manchester United manager said he could see it from the other side as well. According to Erik ten Hag, rules, this is a confusing moment for the opponent’s back line. Erik says the rules say Marcus Rashford didn’t touch the ball or interfere. Bruno Fernandes came from the back – but Ten Hag sees it from the other side.
And about Manchester United, Ten Hag said that the spirit of the team is so huge, there is faith that the game is 90 minutes and they can fight back. According to him, faith has returned and they are in a good direction. They have to work out of possession against teams like Manchester City. They have the quality in split moments to score goals. They saw it today. One mistake and they scored.
What will happen after this?
Erik teh Hag certainly seemed generous with three chances securely secured, even as Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was careful not to put too much weight on a key decision. In what will be a hectic period for Man Utd, Co and Erik ten Hag are now playing Crystal Palace away from home in four days before they return to London once again to face Arsenal next Sunday.