Guardiola tells Man City trio off for not following his instructions

Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season came undone in a shock 2-1 loss to Wolves. The Sky Blues had won the opening six games of their title defence as they aim to become the first side to ever claim four consecutive English top-flight titles.

By contrast, Wolves had taken just four points from their first six games, but stunned the champions at Molineux. 

​"We have to do more but even when we win we have to do more. When we win and lose we do it together. We were not at our best," said City boss Pep Guardiola, who watched the game from the stands due to suspension.

The Spanish manager told off the trio of Mateo Kovacic, Matheus Nunes and Ruben Dias for not following his instructions in Saturday's Premier League meeting.

"We didn’t do our process properly to attack with a little more fluidity and that’s why we struggled a little bit in the transitions. When the opposition defends that well, Kovacic or Ruben has to attack the central defenders of the opponents and we didn’t do it. That’s why it was more difficult," he continued.

"But it was always going to be a difficult game and we knew it, and they defended really well in all situations. The players know exactly what they have to do. They have done it I don’t know how many times since I’ve been here. This always makes it more difficult."

 

September 30, 2023