Not all perfect for Pep after ‘scared’ Man City hit seven Pep Guardiola said Manchester City were “relaxed” after they annihilated Schalke 7-0 in the Champions League. A pair of first-half strikes from Sergio Aguero set the tone for what was to come, and from there the visitors completely capitulated. Leroy Sane, Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva soon added more, and second-half substitutes Phil Foden and Gabriel Jesus added further gloss to make it 10-2 on aggregate in the end. “It was a clear result. We are happy to get to the quarter-finals,” said Guardiola, speaking to BT Sport after the win. “We didn’t start that well, we were a bit scared to play. But after it went 1-0, we relaxed and decided to play and be aggressive. “Of course with the qualification already secured, it was tough for them and we kept a good level. We have a lot of injured players so we want to continue this run and get those players back fit. “Everyone has to compete with each other to play. They all want to play. Everybody tried to play, be bold and keep going. City ended the match with no recognised centre-halves on the pitch but it didn’t matter as they were in complete control throughout. While there was nothing wrong with City’s flow, the game lacked it as there were lengthy VAR stoppages throughout. “They need to be a little bit quicker to make decisions but it is fair,” continued Guardiola. “The two penalties went against us from VAR in Germany but at the end it is fair.” “At the end that is what we are looking for. Hopefully in the Premier League next season that is what can happen. I am happy with VAR. Hopefully it can be quicker than today. “I like the teams who deserve to win, go through. Sometimes you don’t go through for wrong decisions. It helps referees to make those decisions fairly.” Get the latest personalised City products on our new TEAMtalk Manchester City shop! The post Not all perfect for Pep after ‘scared’ Man City hit seven appeared first on teamtalk.com.

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City were “relaxed” after they annihilated Schalke 7-0 in the Champions League.

A pair of first-half strikes from Sergio Aguero set the tone for what was to come, and from there the visitors completely capitulated.

Leroy Sane, Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva soon added more, and second-half substitutes Phil Foden and Gabriel Jesus added further gloss to make it 10-2 on aggregate in the end.

“It was a clear result. We are happy to get to the quarter-finals,” said Guardiola, speaking to BT Sport after the win. “We didn’t start that well, we were a bit scared to play. But after it went 1-0, we relaxed and decided to play and be aggressive.

“Of course with the qualification already secured, it was tough for them and we kept a good level. We have a lot of injured players so we want to continue this run and get those players back fit.

“Everyone has to compete with each other to play. They all want to play. Everybody tried to play, be bold and keep going.

City ended the match with no recognised centre-halves on the pitch but it didn’t matter as they were in complete control throughout.

While there was nothing wrong with City’s flow, the game lacked it as there were lengthy VAR stoppages throughout.

“They need to be a little bit quicker to make decisions but it is fair,” continued Guardiola. “The two penalties went against us from VAR in Germany but at the end it is fair.”

“At the end that is what we are looking for. Hopefully in the Premier League next season that is what can happen. I am happy with VAR. Hopefully it can be quicker than today.

“I like the teams who deserve to win, go through. Sometimes you don’t go through for wrong decisions. It helps referees to make those decisions fairly.”

 

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