Pep Guardiola defends decision to not make any substitutions as Manchester City draw with Crystal Palace

Pep Guardiola defended his decision to not make any substitutions after Manchester City were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace, saying he had «no regrets». City dominated proceedings at Selhurst Park but were unable to make the breakthrough, meaning second-placed Liverpool are four points behind City with a game in hand, with the two sides meeting at the Etihad Stadium on April 10. Ad/> Guardiola did not make a single change during the match, despite having Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus on the bench.

FootballGuardiola still 'so angry' with Walker for RB Leipzig red and three-match ban08/03/2022 AT 14:21 «The guys who were playing were playing good, that's why I didn't make changes,» City manager Guardiola told BBC Sport. «We didn't score, that was the mistake. The team that was there today was there before and will be there in the next game.

I am very pleased with the performance and the way we played.» Palace hold Man City to spice up title race Carragher hits back at 'hypocritical' Chelsea fans Guardiola added to Sky Sports: «There are still many games to play, we have to win a lot of games but the way we played, there's no regrets about the team. We would have preferred to win of course but the game was well played.» City had 18 shots and twice hit the woodwork through Kevin De Bruyne and Joao Cancelo, while Aymeric Laporte failed to score with the goal at his mercy. Bernardo Silva also spurned an excellent opening when he poked wide from Jack Grealish’s cross.

«We played a really good game,» added Guardiola. «In 90 minutes we concede mistakes a little bit, but the way we played was really good. Luck doesn't exist in football.