City manager Pep Guardiola insisted he did not see the incident, although he was philosophical about the prospect of his forward being sanctioned. “In the Premier League it’s complicated – against Sunderland we played good for just minutes and Stoke City we adapted really really well in the conditions and here we played maybe the best minutes in the Premier League”.
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And Silva said: “The team is improving every game, we’re showing that on the pitch”.
“We created many chances so we deserved to win clearly with more goals”.
Guardiola said: “It has been better than I thought”.
“Of course we are so pleased about his spirit”.
“It’s good to have a manager that not just talks to me but makes the whole team feel really welcome, makes everyone feel they are all one, whether you are starting or not. At half-time it had the look of a 5-0 or 6-0 game because Man City were so dominant”.
City raced into a two-goal lead with goals from Sterling and Fernandinho but the Hammers rallied after the break and Michail Antonio pulled a goal back.
Manchester City’s 3-1 win against West Ham may come at a significant cost, with star striker Sergio Aguero in the headlines for a stray elbow to the face of Winston Reid.
The Football Association will await referee Andre Marriner’s report before deciding whether to take action against Aguero.
Guardiola added: “When I see on TV what you are talking about, after that we’re going to see”.
City last week announced the signing of Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo from Barcelona.
Guardiola said: “It depends on the player, but he can stay”.
And when asked afterwards about the prospect of Bravo making his City debut in the Manchester derby on September 10, Guardiola said: “I don’t know what will happen with the national team. I thought it was a hard one to square back and that I would take my luck and shoot”.
“I always respect the style of play every manager has”.
Pep Guardiola’s side advanced to the UEFA Champions League group-stage in midweek, and had a sneaky test on their hands against Slaven Bilic’s West Ham United on Sunday.
The victory took City to nine points alongside rivals Manchester United, whom they will face in an eagerly-anticipated derby at Old Trafford after the upcoming global break.
“(Manuel) Lanzini came back and he’s not injured any more, then it should be (Dimitri) Payet, (Sofiane) Feghouli, maybe a few others and maybe (Andy) Carroll.
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BERLIN (AP) – Julian Schieber scored the second of two injury-time goals to give Hertha Berlin a dramatic 2-1 win over promoted Freiburg, while Leipzig secured a 2-2 draw on its Bundesliga debut Sunday.
