Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has reacted to his side’s 2–0 loss to Manchester United by openly admitting that the Red Devils were the better team on the day.
Softfootball gathered, City struggled to match United’s intensity throughout the contest, despite enjoying more possession and control of the ball. Speaking after the match, Guardiola was honest in his assessment and gave credit to Michael Carrick’s side.
The better team won. They were better. When a team is better you have to accept it. they had the energy we did not have, so congratulations.
They has the chances at the end of course the goals we conceeded were poor. We didnt control but in general we can tak about this action or that action. We have the duty to analyse the game in general and they were better.
Earlier, midfielder Rodri had also admitted City looked tired, acknowledging that United had more energy and legs during the encounter. Despite City dominating possession, passes, and pass accuracy, they finished the game without a single shot on target.
Manchester City will now look to bounce back in their next fixture when they face Norwegian side FK Bodø/Glimt in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, January 20, with kickoff scheduled for 18:45.
