Happy with the win against Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League encounter, manager Pep Guardiola has been all in praise for one player.
Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola reacts after a goal scored by his team during the UEFA Champions League Group C football match between FC Shakhtar Donetsk and Manchester City FC at the OSK Metalist stadium in Kharkiv on September 18, 2019. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
Manchester City were clearly the better team on display in the match against Dinamo Zagreb as they defeated the latter 2-0 in their UEFA Champions League encounter. Happy with the win, manager Pep Guardiola has been all in praise for Ilkay Gundogan.
He went on to state that Ilkay Gundogan was perhaps one of the best Manchester City signings that the club has made in recent years. He even went on to highlight his importance on the football pitch.
“You cannot believe how good he is,” Guardiola was quoted as saying by Fox Sports Asia after the match.
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“He is an exceptional player. He can play in different positions, with his work ethic. I missed him a lot in our first year here when after a few months an ACL ruled him out for more than six months.
“He is exceptional. He is one of the best signings in this club’s history.”
Pep then gave his invaluable insights on the match itself.
“We believe when you attack inside and put a ball wide and people arrive for the cross, that’s the best way to score a goal,” he said.
“It was really nice, but they defended so well. Even for the goal the defender was there. They were so good. I didn’t expect them to play so deep, because they didn’t have a shot on target, apart from one or two set pieces.
“But what they did in that part of the pitch was so good. They won duels and anticipated all the time. They deserve a lot of credit. That’s why it was an incredible battle,” he concluded.
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