What was said by Pep Guardiola and the Manchester City players after a comfortable 3-1 win against Brighton
Manchester City secured a routine 3-1 win at home to Brighton thanks to a brace by Erling Haaland and a Kevin DeBrune thunderbolt.
The Belgian international scored City’s third goal with an impressive long-range strike in the 75th minute to seal the three points.
But it appears his manager was not as impressed as he made a statement critical of DeBruyne’s performance after the game.
Guardiola’s words after the game
« Amazing. The goal was amazing, » Pep Guardiola said raving about Kevin DeBruyne’s goal but he wasn’t so impressed with the overall performance.
« He can be better, he is not at his best… » Guardiola remarked when asked about the performance of his captain.
On the overall game, Guardiola had this to say, « Today, the game was one of the toughest ones we can face.”
They [Brighton] propose the type of game we are not used to. We did not have men free. In general, I’m so satisfied with the points because it was a tricky game. Compliments to my players, » Guardiola said.
Kevin DeBruyne’s comments
Kevin DeBruyne had this to say on his stunning strike, « I got the ball from Bernardo Silva, looked through the options, I was in space, shot and it went in perfectly.”
“Erling Haaland is there to score the goals and he is having a really good season. He has helped us win games, » DeBruyne said on his high-scoring teammate.
Pulse
