Pep Guardiola has expressed his gratitude to his Manchester Metropolis gamers after they marked his 1,000th match as a supervisor with a convincing 3-0 win over Liverpool on the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Targets from Erling Haaland, Nico González, and Jérémy Doku sealed a dominant victory for Metropolis, decreasing the hole to Premier League leaders Arsenal to only 4 factors. The outcome got here a day after Arsenal had been held to a 2-2 draw by Sunderland.
Talking after the match, Guardiola described the win as an ideal present from his workforce on a particular evening in his profession.
“Thanks to the gamers and employees for giving me an unimaginable current and the very best present in opposition to an important opponent we’ve confronted throughout my time right here,” he mentioned.
“It has been good enjoying in opposition to them and seeing Virgil [van Dijk], [Andy] Robertson, and Mo Salah after all of the battles we now have had. It’s been a particular evening with my children right here.”
Jérémy Doku stood out with a superb efficiency, successful an early penalty and later scoring a nice aim within the second half. Guardiola praised the Belgian winger’s progress and dedication to enhance.
“He [Doku] is demanding himself to be higher, he listens, and he has particular attributes with dribbles,” Guardiola mentioned, noting that Doku carried out nicely in opposition to Liverpool right-back Conor Bradley, who had impressed just lately in opposition to Actual Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior.
Manchester Metropolis will now head into the worldwide break sitting 4 factors behind Arsenal, with Guardiola assured that his aspect is able to push for an additional Premier League title.
