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Pep Guardiola praised an outstanding performance as Manchester City secured their 21st consecutive win with a 4-1 win against Wolves, but insists his team’s focus now shifts directly to Manchester United, whom they face live. Sky sports in Super sunday.
City struck three times in the final 10 minutes, with Gabriel Jesus grabbing two, while City endured an unexpected comeback from the Wolves to claim a well-deserved victory at the Etihad Stadium.
The result lifted City, which is chasing it quadruple, with a 15-point advantage over Manchester United, which faces Crystal Palace live. Sky sports on Wednesday (starts at 8.15pm), at the top of the Premier League, but coach Guardiola insists that nothing is finished yet as he prepares to face United at the Etihad on Super sunday.
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“Manchester United. That’s all we care about [about now],” he said BT sport.
“The champions are Liverpool, the crown belongs to them. Now we are in the best position to take them out and we are going to try, but they are the champions.
“There are 33 points to play. Tomorrow our rivals will play, we have a day or two off and then we prepare for Manchester United at home.
“We are in a really good position, I did not expect to be in this position two or three months ago, but we have to be calm and compete like we did today.”
“We have better results at Old Trafford than here [in the past]. We have a day or two to rest and I realize how strong they are. It is an incredible opportunity to take a big step and we are going to give it a try. “
‘We were outstanding’
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Pep Guardiola praised his Manchester City players for creating so many chances in their 4-1 Premier League win over Wolves
“I had a feeling that we were going to be okay.” “I saw the team this morning, how focused they were when we warmed up. I thought they were ready.
“The wolves took a shot on goal and scored a goal, and after that they had a good five minutes. If you let them run, they kill you, they are so good with their rhythm.”
“But in 90 minutes we gave them so few actions and created enough against them. It was an incredibly well deserved victory and a great compliment to the guys, they were outstanding.”
“The record that we will talk about in the future. In winter in England it is hell and in that time we did something incredible. It is more than remarkable. The players have all my compliments but Liverpool have the crown. To win the Premier League we need to those points. “
The creation of chance pleases Pep
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FREE TO SEE: Highlights from Manchester City’s win over Wolves in the Premier League
City dominated possession throughout and took the lead thanks to an own goal by Leander Dendoncker in the 15th minute. They kept running, but the Wolves pulled a surprise draw with their first effort on goal when Conor Coady headed home after a set piece on the hour.
City shot hard in response with Jesús claiming the decisive goal in the 80th minute before Riyad Mahrez added another and the Brazilian finished off with the last shot of the game.
“It’s nice to finish with goals and we created chances against one of the best-organized teams in the Premier League,” Guardiola said.
“We were very serious and it was a good win. Going 4-1 is good for confidence and for the next games. Now rest, and then Man Utd.”
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Analysis: this is a great side of town
Adam Bate from Sky Sports:
“Manchester City won this game twice. In the first half, their dominance over the Wolves was so complete that the visiting team barely registered a touch of the ball in the last third of the field and much less in the opposition penalty area. allowed the Wolves to return to the game, the City went through them to show how they can devastate teams in the end as well.
“Riyad Mahrez was magnificent all night, tormenting Jonny Otto and then Ki-Jana Hoever. Is there a silkier first touch in football than the Algerian? His ability to knock that ball out of the sky in his stride was enough to Finding space behind the Wolves defense for the first goal, he ended any hope of a comeback by scoring the third himself.
“Gabriel Jesús scored the other two, a reward for his selfless work leading Pep Guardiola’s line. On the other hand, Joao Cancelo was excellent again, this time as a left back, while Bernardo Silva’s role in increasing the pace of the game. The team’s play in the opposition half cannot be underestimated.The fit Ilkay Gundogan was only required for eight minutes.
“Twenty-one wins in a row tells the story. Those fall doubts about method and mood have long been forgotten. Confidence oozes from the team and depth is so good that any number of changes to the starting lineup doesn’t seem to affect the line-up. Soccer fluidity. It has infiltrated many during a miserable winter, but this is a great city team. “
Nuno: A tough result for the Wolves
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Wolves coach Nuno Espirito Santo says his team was unable to maintain the level of performance that saw them return to 1-1 before losing 4-1 to Manchester City.
Wolves coach Nuno Espirito Santo was frustrated that his team couldn’t hold on to the draw, but acknowledged that City were a good team.
“Man City is showing through time how good it is, the quality it has. It is not surprising. Everyone who faces Man City faces a very good team.
“It was a tough result but we competed well because of great runs. In the first half we did not have much threat but in the second, we were very good to achieve the ‘tie’.
“The momentum of the team was there but we couldn’t sustain it and we were punished in the last moments of the game.
“There are always positives to everything, but there are many negatives. We made mistakes that we should avoid in the future.”
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