Spanish coach Pep Guardiola, Manchester City coach, praised the performance that his team gave despite the loss against Liverpool with two goals without a response, in the match held at Al -Ittihad.
Guardiola explained that Liverpool relied on a tight defensive style, which made the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah participate in defense duties more than usual.
In his remarks after the match, Guardiola said: “We were good in our performance, but we missed the event in ending the attacks, and we had to increase our offensive density inside the penalty area.”
He added: “The first half was equal, but in the second half, Liverpool succeeded in defending deeply and closing the spaces tightly.”
“We managed to reach the last third several times, but we were unable to take advantage of opportunities due to the hardness of Liverpool’s defense and the length of his defenders.”
He pointed out that his team players performed well on the parties, but Liverpool succeeded in narrowing the spaces, forcing Salah to a greater defense commitment.
At the end of his remarks, Guardiola concluded with optimism, saying: “We have a young team with a promising future, and if it is necessary to lose, let it be as it happened today, as we performed a wonderful performance despite the result.”
Liverpool tops the English Premier League
Liverpool is currently leading the Premier League table with 64 points from 19 wins, 7 draws and one loss, with 64 goals scored and received 26 goals.
As for Manchester City, it is fourth with 44 points, after 13 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, scoring 52 goals and greeted 37 goals.
