‘Extraordinary’ – Pep Guardiola gives verdict on Man City win at Burnley

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola spoke about his team’s performance at Turf Moor as they beat Burnley 1-0

Pep Guardiola insisted that winning was the priority for Manchester City after they missed a host of chances to add to their goals tally against Burnley. A 1-0 victory was enough for the Blues to go top of the table for the first time since August, yet they missed the chance to better Arsenal’s goal difference playing against a side who have now been relegated and still have to play at the Emirates.

Guardiola had cut a frustrated figure on the touchline over the course of the 90 minutes at Turf Moor, but painted a positive picture of the performance when he discussed it with reporters afterwards. Given the effort that had gone into beating Arsenal on Sunday, the City boss was delighted to pick up another victory.

“We had chances. We have to win the games, but it was clear, clear, clear. We were not ‘umph’ in the last part of the shots. Sometimes it’s the fatigue. I had the feeling if we score at 2-0 it will be more relaxed and we could be more composed in the final third,” he said.

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“Winning is the main target. Considering the last three days and the emotion and physicality in the game we played, we make an extraordinary game. The chances we created we could score more goals but the important thing is every game winning. Five games in the Premier League for both games and we see what happens.

“I think we played really, really good. I’m pretty sure. I didn’t see all the images and the chances that we had, but I had a feeling that we had a lot. And just for many of these types of games, we score the second or the third, for the chances that we create, we deserve it, everything is more fluid, more natural.

“And at the end, the last minute, the corner, I said, Oh, God! But the way we play, we can draw, right? The corner is good. We cleared it, but they are good with that.

“And in terms of free-kicks, corners they are extraordinary. You never know, but the game was very well played. Well, we played, of course, they said, Ah, but the chances we create, you can have scored more. But the main target is win game, and against Everton, win the game, and all the games that we have to play.”