Guardiola revels in 'astonishing' City win

By Daily Sports on November 30, 2017

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praised the "heart" of his players after Raheem Sterling's 96th-minute goal saw the Premier League leaders snatch a 2-1 win at home to Southampton on Wednesday.

It had seemed as if what became City's 12th successive league victory would end in a draw after Oriol Romeu's 75th-minute equaliser for the Saints cancelled out a goal from Kevin De Bruyne early in the second half.

But the sixth minute of stoppage time saw Sterling curl a brilliant shot into the top right-hand corner, a goal that produced delirious scenes at the Etihad Stadium, with Guardiola running onto the middle of the pitch in joyful celebration.

"It was an astonishing end to the game," Guardiola told the BBC after a win that kept City eight points ahead of second-placed local rivals Manchester United.

"It means a lot. They (Southampton) had 10 guys in the box, it was so complicated to attack them.

"They had chances in the first half, all the teams are better than us at set-pieces. They are stronger than us but we kept patient.

"At the end our momentum kept going, Raheem scores a fantastic goal."

The Spaniard added: "What impresses the most is the heart with which they play. What happened in the locker room was amazing. You have to enjoy these situations, you never know what will happen in the future. We want to win the league but you have to celebrate when you score in the last breath like that."
© AFP

•Photo shows Pep Guardiola.

Source Daily Sports

Posted November 30, 2017


 

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