Pep Guardiola urged Kevin De Bruyne to show him flawed for hauling him off throughout Manchester City‘s titanic tussle with Liverpool at Anfield.
De Bruyne, 32, was left seething after being substituted within the 69th minute, with the scores locked at 1-1. The Belgium famous person may very well be seen waving his warms in frustration in the direction of Guardiola on the sidelines.
But Guardiola defended his determination to ship on Mateo Kovacic to assist his facet safe some extent from a breathless encounter. And he had no downside with De Bruyne displaying how upset he was.
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Guardiola mentioned: “That’s good. Have a chance next game to prove it. We needed a player who keeps the ball. It’s not about pressing. Kovacic is really good at that. But we were happy with Kevin. It’s not a problem. We’re fine.”
The end result left City third within the desk and some extent behind new leaders Arsenal and second-placed Liverpool. And Guardiola admitted City have been made to endure for the draw, with Liverpool wanting the extra seemingly winners within the second half.
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He added: “We started really well, but they are incredible team. In the first half we had momentum and lots of chances. But after we gave away the penalty, we suffered.
“It was sport for the spectators. We had our moments, they’d theirs. The manner they play it’s not straightforward. I might have most popular a win, however they show for a few years the standard they’ve. So we take that time.”
But City scorer John Stones admitted the outcome had left his side feeling flat. He said: “We created numerous possibilities early on within the sport, and doubtless may have taken them to be two or three up.
”But that is football. We feel a bit deflated in the dressing room. We came here to win, but this is such a difficult place to come.”