‘He was perfect’ – Guardiola lauds City star for being ‘more than brilliant’

Pep Guardiola took time to praise a couple of his players after Manchester City beat Brentford in midweek at the Etihad.

Man City got the better of Brentford on Wednesday evening as they bested their rivals 2-0.

Their form continues to attract praise but manager Guardiola, who felt his team had to be patient to see off the Bees, said that he is purely interested in results.

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He said: “We are not the best team in the world. The best team is Chelsea, who won the Champions League, or River Plate, who won in South America.

“The important thing is we won the game and in three days we go to Norwich and have to win again.

“This type of thing about who is the best, I don’t care. Just be happy and try to play better every day.”

Man City dominated the first half against the Bees but initially struggled to stretch their opponents, who sat deep.

It took a 40th-minute penalty from Riyad Mahrez after a foul on Raheem Sterling for them to break through.

Kevin De Bruyne made victory certain in the 69th minute after an error by Brentford goalkeeper David Raya.

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Guardiola said: “It was a really tough game. They defended with high pressing man to man and when you break this press they defend so deep and compact, there are no spaces.

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“We had to be patient, make no mistakes.