“We had the honour” – Pep Guardiola revels in joy as Manchester City set hilarious record in Arsenal win
City mounted great pressure on David Raya in corner situations in Sunday’s winGoals from Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki secured crucial 2-1 win for Guardiola and coGuardiola referenced City’s ‘...
“We had the honour” – Pep Guardiola revels in joy as Manchester City set hilarious record in Arsenal win City mounted great pressure on David Raya in corner situations in Sunday’s win Goals from Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki secured crucial 2-1 win for Guardiola and co Guardiola referenced City’s ‘record’ foul on Arsenal goalkeeper in post-match press conference Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola jokes about his side fouling Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya after their 2-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday. The Blues have cut the Gunners’ lead at the top of the Premier League to three points by picking up a fourth consecutive win in all competitions courtesy of goals from Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland either side of half-time at the Etihad Stadium. Kai Havertz pulled one back for the visitors shortly after Cherki’s brilliant opener but Haaland made the difference for Manchester City in the second-half to put Guardiola’s troops in the driving seat of the title race.
Match Report & Player Ratings: Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League) City players were buoyant at full-time and so was Guardiola, who received a yellow card for dissent after referee Anthony Taylor only showed Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhães a yellow card for a head butt on Haaland. Guardiola aims Raya dig at Arsenal after Man City win Guardiola was at peak humour in his post-match press conference as he reacted to his side’s monumental triumph over the Premier League leaders, a giant step towards a seventh league title for the Blues under the Catalan coach. The 55-year-old even found time to joke about Manchester City inadvertently setting a unique Premier League record this season.
“Today I’m so happy that we had the honour of making the first foul in the Premier League on a corner on ( David ) Raya ,” Guardiola said. “We have this privilege! In the Premier League, not one foul on the keepers all season, but today we were the first!
Another title, another record that we have! ” Manchester City put huge pressure on Raya in corner situations as they looked to give the Gunners a taste of their own medicine in an attempt to unsettle the Spanish goalkeeper to try and score, making the foul Guardiola referenced in the first-half of Sunday’s win. What is next for Guardiola and Man City?