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The victory over Sheffield United put Manchester City’s performance into question. For Pep Guardiola, the Citizens not only have to win big.
City face Sheffield at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday (1/29/2021) WIB night. Considering that the opponent is the interim team, City is predicted to win by an overwhelming score.
Going down to the trio of Gabriel Jesús, Ferran Torres and Phil Foden, City played aggressively from the opening minutes. Jesús even opened the score 1-0 in the ninth minute.
This is a sign that it looks like City will win big. But after that, City even struggled to score additional goals even though they had played dominant.
BBC Sport He noted that City had only seven attempts throughout the 90 minutes, with five aimed at goal. But, Aaron Ramsdale City’s toughness thwarted all opportunities.
As a result, the 1-0 scoreline lasted until the game ended and confirmed City’s position at the top of the Premier League standings with 44 points from 20 matches. An important but questionable victory considering that City had just beaten West Bromwich Albion 5-0 a few days earlier.
For Guardiola, this result shows how competitive the Premier League is and is difficult to predict under current conditions. The great victory of the previous week did not guarantee anything.
“People think that if we won 5-0 in the previous match, we will win 5-0 again. This is the real world, not a fairy tale,” Pep Guardiola said. BBC Sport.
“Today when I saw Sheffield in a relaxed position. You just look at the team and you realize how difficult the Premier League is. We fight to beat them every season. It’s a great performance. We played extraordinary in every sector. We missed several times. We did not create many chances, but enough to win, “he continued.
(mrp / nds)
