“It is more hard because it is a big decision and sometimes the referees they are like us, they are human and they think twice before big decisions”.
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“We lost the ball in these kinds of positions. He has a lot of time”, Ibrahimovic told the club’s website (www.manutd.com). “In the first half we were incredible when we controlled the ball, had lots of chances and in the second half we played differently, defensively we were very, very solid”.
Goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Kelechi Iheanacho were enough to give Pep Guardiola’s men an invaluable three points, even though Zlatan Ibrahimovic pulled a goal back for the hosts.
“They fought a lot, my players, so I have to control a little bit more my side”.
“We are very happy that he is here with us”.
He later lunged at Wayne Rooney after turning into danger in his own box – an incident that prompted no action from referee Mark Clattenburg, but which United boss Jose Mourinho after the game argued merited a penalty and Bravo being sent off.
“It’s my fault because I’m the manager and it’s always my fault because it’s always my choice”.
“He doesn’t lose many games at home, and it’s a big, big moment”.
“Kevin had an fantastic, incredible game”, Guardiola said.
Ahead of the early afternoon kick off, Mourinho chose to hand Henrikh Mkhitaryan his first Premier League start since joining from Borussia Dortmund in the summer – having impressed last time out in the league in coming on as a substitute against Hull City.
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.
Guardiola further stated that he was satisfied with the performance of his team, especially with beating a team managed by his rival coach Jose Mourinho.
“I beat him, he beats me”.
“We are fathers. I am a father, he’s a father, so I didn’t come here to see about the rivalry”. “He wants to win, I want to win”. In the future I am going to beat him and he will beat me. It’s simple like that.
Blind however was never likely to be the answer as a Premier League centre-half, while Eric Bailly, who has started his United career well, experienced a whole new level of pressure, which he will learn from. We are adults. He is a father and I am a father.
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“We have to focus on the next game now and be ready”.
