“What did I make of today?” United came out the better side in the second half mainly thanks to Marcus Rashford’s introduction, but they couldn’t find a victor for all of their chances. We were punished by a bad first half and we were punished by Mark.
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“We played good in the first half because of Claudio”.
“The positives are the spirit of the group, the mentality to play in the second half, taking enormous risks against a team who was defending and waiting for a chance to counter attack, and obviously we are very disappointed with the result”, Mourinho said.
Guardiola was happy with City’s display during the first half, when De Bruyne’s attacking brilliance was a decisive factor, but he was left calling upon a higher power as his defence clung on after the interval.
Two first-half goals from Michail Antonio put West Ham United in control against Watford, but the hosts drew level when Odion Ighalo and Troy Deeney hit a quickfire double at the end of the first half and Etienne Capoue and Jose Holebas completed a remarkable comeback with second-half strikes.
After three years of bitterness and spats in their years in Spanish football with Real Madrid and Barcelona, Mourinho and Guardiola have established a cordial relationship now that they are together in the same city in England.
Arsenal enjoyed much of the possession against Southampton but lacked a cutting edge and needed Cazorla’s late penalty to take all three points after Jose Fonte was harshly penalised for tangling with Olivier Giroud. It was a penalty and a red card for Bravo. Even outside the box it’s a free-kick and a red card.
He also won one tackle, two interceptions and two defensive duels in total. “He knows the cross is not going in his face but to his back”. “So we were also punished by that”.
“I didn’t change [the team] after 20 minutes because I don’t want to destroy the players”. Is it my fault?
Half-time substitute Marcus Rashford made a lively contribution after coming on, setting up Ibrahimovic to fire over from six yards, before De Bruyne hit the post again and De Gea thwarted Nicolas Otamendi with a fearless double-stop, as City held on to the 2-1 win.
“I know it’s a risk”. When you feel that the team is there and ready to give everything until the last second, you are always waiting for something.
Here, Press Association Sport looks at five things we learned from City’s 2-1 victory. But again we did not get the compensation we deserved. “In the second half, the long balls, you just pray because it’s nearly impossible to control that”.
It’s early in the season but the top six in the league has a typical look: City, Chelsea, United, Tottenham, Liverpool and Arsenal.
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“There’s a long way to go but, of course, we are disappointed and sad with the defeat”.
