Raheem Sterling was the man of the match in Manchester City’s 3-1 win against West Ham. I enjoy watching them play and they have great talent with Payet, Carroll, Antonio, etc. Look for Pep to try and win this match by more than a goal.
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After the restart, Nolito had the ball in the net only for the “goal” to be ruled out for offside and came close once again with a shot into the side netting after yet another risky De Bruyne free-kick was only half-cleared.
The City manager was forced to sweat in the second half as his players missed chance after chance to put the game to bed.
Goals from Raheem Sterling and Fernandinho took the home side in 2-0 at the break, but West Ham grew into the game in the second half and Man City did not repeat their first-half form. It’s not unfair – obviously it was a hard first season getting to know the club, but Pep Guardiola has come in and given us a lot of courage.
“We played here against Sunderland and controlled that game, but we were not brilliant like we were today”.
After the restart, Nolito had the ball in the net only for the “goal” to be ruled out for offside and the same player came close with a shot into the side netting after yet another unsafe De Bruyne free-kick was only half-cleared. I also know he is in love with West Ham and that’s another reason why I chose to come here.
“We didn’t concede any more chances and we made a lot more”.
“From the first training session, the friendlies and the official games I have no complaints about the attitude and behaviour of the squad”.
“I didn’t like the first 15 or 20 minutes, we didn’t play well and didn’t play with the spirit we have to play with”, said Karanka. I don’t know what it was about really, but I know he can’t really talk in there [dressing room].
“I just tried to help him, to tell him he’ll received the ball more often if he stays in his position. He even had go at me for not dibbling as much”.
“Of course, there is still room for improvement”, Guardiola said, “but we have been playing well and hopefully we can continue doing that”.
Nasri found Silva who slipped in Sterling, he rounded West Ham keeper Adrian and then squeezed in a shot at the near post.
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Earlier, West Bromwich Albion missed a chance to move into the top six when they were held to a 0-0 draw by Middlesbrough despite making the better opportunities in a tiresome game.
