Guardiola pleased with Man City victory: Burnley always difficult

Football
1 Feb 2024 • 8:30 AM MYT
Tribal Football
Tribal Football

Tribal Football covers news from the Premier League, LaLiga and Serie A

image is not available

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was pleased with their victory over Burnley.

Julian Alvarez struck twice as City won 3-1 on a comfortable night.

Guardiola said: "Today all the teams have people just focusing on set-pieces. It's a massive thing in modern football. We won in the Cup at Tottenham from a corner, and today we practiced it and it worked.

"All the teams try to do it, it's another weapon. All the teams try to use it.

"Today the game was not close. There are games with this score that feel closer, this was not. We had players who have less control than usual, we had more runners, more speed.

"Burnley is not an easy team to face, they never give up. Today, we won because of the quality of players we have, not because we controlled everything or where better at all aspects.

"I have the feeling Burnley did not get the result they deserved to take. Vinny sooner or later will finish here. I have the feeling that he will finish here. He is already a big manager, what he did last season with Burnley.

"You can see the ideas they have, the way they try to defend. I like what he does."

On Kevin De Bruyne making his first start of 2024, he added: "It's a long time, five months, he didn't play. He comes back with energy. He played really, really good. Him and Erling [Haaland] are going to help us this part of the season."