Regarding Manchester City’s 3-2 victory over Newcastle United, Pep Guardiola gave his assessment.
Newcastle United’s counterattacking strategy against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City team in the first half at St. James’ Park earned the manager’s plaudits.
The Premier League winners triumphed 3-2 on Tyneside, although at halftime, they were behind 2-1 due to strikes from Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak, which negated Bernardo Silva’s opening goal.
Up until the 74th minute, Man City was leading when Kevin de Bruyne, a substitute, equalised the score with a goal and an assist. The Belgian equalised first and then set up Oscar Bobb for the game-winning goal in stoppage time.
At the news conference held before the game, Guardiola stated, “I think everyone agrees we put in a real good performance today.” “We played in St James’ Park against Newcastle, the most physical team.”They adopted a similar style to Liverpool when they conceded two goals, the goalie saved the ball, and they made two passes. if we didn’t perform as we did today then we would not win.
“At half-time, I told to the guys ‘you are outstanding. stick with it and we shall do it’. However, it was the same versus Liverpool, Palace, and Spurs. We lose points, and that’s when we have a serious crisis.”
In their pursuit of a fourth straight Premier League crown, Guardiola’s team has closed the gap on league leaders Liverpool to just two points.
