[엑스포츠뉴스 김희웅 인턴기자] It was a painful defeat. But Pep Guardiola doesn’t care.
Manchester City lost 0-2 to rival Manchester United in Round 27 of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2020/21 season held at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England at 1:30 a.m. on the 8th. Man City’s streak of winning streaks (21 consecutive wins in the official match, 15 consecutive wins in the EPL) stopped. Manchester United (54 points) beat Leicester City (53 points) to retake second place.
At the start of the game, an additional tilt of the balance. In 30 seconds, Anthony Masial tried to break through the penalty box and stumbled by Gabriel Jejus. The referee puts a penalty mark. Bruno Fernandes, who played the kicker in the 2nd minute of the first half, finished calmly and gave the team the lead.
After conceding, Man City got back on track. Attackers such as Riyadh Marez and Kevin The Browner shot a shot. However, the first half was all halted. In the second minute of the second half, Man City hit the crossbar with Rodri’s right-footed shot.
Man City, unable to take advantage of the opportunity, was struck by Luke Shaw. In the 5th minute of the second half, Luke Shaw, who received the ball from Dean Henderson, rushes to the Manchester City camp with an aggressive dribble, passing the pass to Marcus Rashford. Luke Shaw took another pass and shook the net. After that, Man City did not take this opportunity and was defeated.
After the game, coach Pep Guardiola admitted defeat. “It was a fantastic game. Manchester United put incredibly strong pressure, and the counterattack was really quick. We played well, but the finish was disappointing. Congratulations to Manchester United.”
The long and long winning streak was broken. It would be regrettable, but I didn’t think it was a big deal. Coach Guardiola said, “This is football. Sometimes this happens. We did better than we did against West Ham (EPL 26R),” he said. “It will be on the news because we lost. However, the news (content) is 21 consecutive wins. We still have 30 points left and we have to win again.”
Coach Guardiola now looks at the next schedule. “It’s always the same,” he said. Win the game and move on to the next game. Even if we lose the game, we will continue to the next. This is the lesson. We lost 0-2, but we did really well.”
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