Pep Guardiola praises Manchester City's desire in their stunning 6-3 derby win over Manchester United
Pep Guardiola thinks his Manchester City side could have scored more in their 6-3 derby victory against Manchester United and that they must strive for “perfection.” City ran riot against United, scoring four goals in the first half through Phil Foden and Erling Haaland. Ad And though they were less impressive in the second half, they added two further goals to their tally to embarrass their cross-town visitors. Premier League'Unacceptable' – Ten Hag cites Man Utd's 'lack of belief' as reason for heavy Man City lossAN HOUR AGO «It was really good,” said Guardiola.
We scored four goals, and we could have scored more, really. “At half-time, we talked, ‘Let’s continue’, but it was more difficult. They played better in the second half and in the last minutes we were flat, but great victory, it was a good game, and everyone was happy in the stadium.
They enjoyed it. We enjoyed it against our rival, Manchester United, so good afternoon for us.” Guardiola also spoke about how his players got the better of Erik ten Hag’s side: „In general, it was really good. How aggressive we were without the ball, they could not play.
When they have Lisandro [Martinez], and Bruno [Fernandes], and [Christen] Eriksen and all of them, they have quality. And we saw a little bit of it in a few minutes in the second half. “In the first half, we were there in the turns, we were aware of the spaces, and the quality of players we had up front made the difference.” 'Unacceptable' – Ten Hag cites Man Utd's 'lack of belief' as reason for heavy Man City loss Wolves sack Lage after defeat to West Ham Haaland becomes first player to score hat-tricks in three consecutive PL home games City, who are targeting their fifth Premier League title in six seasons,
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