Pep Guardiola refused to criticise his injury-hit squad after Manchester Metropolis’s 32-match unbeaten run within the Premier League got here to an finish at Bournemouth this afternoon.
Objectives from Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson put the Cherries in management and, though Josko Gvardiol pulled one again for Metropolis, a late onslaught did not lead to an equaliser with Erling Haaland hitting the put up deep into injury-time.
Guardiola stated he solely had 13 match outfield gamers following the midweek EFL Cup defeat at Tottenham and his facet at this time featured a number of males he claimed had been effectively wanting full health.
FULL-TIME | Defeat in Bournemouth.
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He informed Sky Sports activities: ”Kyle [Walker], 16 days didn’t practice with us till yesterday. Nathan [Ake] made an unimaginable effort.
“The blokes give all the things as a result of after 9 years collectively they all the time will.”
Guardiola additionally gave credit score to a Bournemouth facet which have now recorded back-to-back dwelling wins over Arsenal and Metropolis, both facet of a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa.
“They’d probabilities, we created as effectively on the finish too, however we couldn’t win any balls from the wingers,” he added.
“They had been troublesome to play within the first half. We knew how they’d play. It was effectively deserved.”
Pep prepared to satisfy Amorim on Tuesday
Metropolis’s final defeat within the league got here at Villa in December 2023 however Guardiola was not too dismayed and had already educated his concentrate on to Tuesday’s Champions League journey to Ruben Amorim’s Sporting Lisbon.
“We want to preserve defending it however what number of video games and months we did it… it’s nice,” he stated.
“We now have one other sport in two days in Portugal and we have now to go once more.”
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola was delighted his facet managed to keep up their advantageous type.
“It’s troublesome however we have now proven on our day we will create probabilities,” he stated. “We all know there are higher groups than us however it’s not simple to play right here and we have now to maintain this stage so everybody is aware of that when the come right here it won’t be a simple sport.”
