Guardiola: Man City ‘did well’ in difficult conditions at Turf Moor
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was happy with his players after they strolled to a 2-0 victory against Burnley in the Premier League.
Responding to Liverpool’s 2-0 lunchtime victory over Watford, first-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan restored City’s one-point advantage ahead of a huge week.
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They have the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid as well as next Sunday’s visit of the Reds.
“We’re many years playing in these types of games,” Guardiola said after Saturday’s win at Turf Moor (quotes via BBC). “We scored early on so that helped us a lot. But the game is never finished until you score the third or fourth.
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“The pitch was so difficult because the grass was high, no water and everything was so slow. But we did well and won the game.
“The next Premier League game we will play against Liverpool so we know they are going to win almost all the games – hopefully not the next one – but we will try to do the same. It’s Atletico Madrid next, then Liverpool.
“When Raheem Sterling comes back from the national team he is full of confidence. The numbers…and he is never injured, like