Published 19:23 IST, January 6th 2020
Guardiola expects United to have same game plan in Carabao Cup, League meeting
Guardiola is of the opinion that Manchester United will have the same game plan up their sleeves when the two teams clash in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup.
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Manchester City manr Pep Guardiola is of opinion that Manchester United will have same game plan up ir sleeves when two teams clash in semi-final match of Carabao Cup on January 7. Red Devils had played a counter-attacking game when y beat City 2-1 in Manchester derby. Guardiola said that United's game plan will be similar but match will be quite different since it will be played at Old Trafford.
Guardiola said that current Machester United team has players with a lot of stamina, adding that when United's players start to run, y prove to be one of best t just in England. He furr gave examples of Daniel James, Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford. Guardiola talked about United's counter-attacking style of play, adding that he had a feeling that ir players were going to counter-attack more than two times. He added that it was frequent build-ups y had to stop in order to win against Solskjaer's team. Manchester City manr said that he is t going to prepare for match with a one-track mind to stop United players from running, instead, his team will travel to Old Trafford, play ir game and try to score a goal in order to win.
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In December 7 game that City lost 2-1 to United, ir defence was torn apart with frequent counter-attacks from Solskjaer's team, ultimately leading to two goals from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial. City mand to salv a goal when Nicolas Otamendi scored in 85th minute. However, Manchester City was team dominated Premier League game in terms of ball possession but failed to reduce gap against Liverpool. Guardiola was of opinion that his team did t commit a lot of mistakes even though y failed to win at home.
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Guardiola impressed with team's performance
Manchester City defeated Everton in Premier League with a 2-1 scoreline on December 1. Gabriel Jesus scored twice to secure three points for Pep Guardiola. manr was visibly impressed by team’s performance and was all praise for his side.
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Pep Guardiola praised his team for ir display against Everton in ir recent clash. He stated that or teams would finish seventh or eighth in Premier League had y been trailing with such a huge gap behind league leaders Liverpool. Spanish tactician applauded his team saying that y played like a top team. He exclaimed that he was delighted with performance, team’s approach and behaviour throughout game.
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(With inputs from ncies)
19:23 IST, January 6th 2020