Emotions ran high last night at the Etihad Stadium during the clash between Manchester City and Brentford. The Cityzens were able to secure a narrow victory, thanks to a goal in the 71st minute. While fans in the stands erupted with joy to celebrate the goal, one individual caught attention with an unexpected kicking gesture. However, the Spanish manager quickly came forward to explain his unique celebration while humorously asserting that his foot is also ‘perfect.’
After all the team’s performance-related questions were asked, a journalist urged Guardiola to open up about his celebration of the 23-year-old’s goal by kicking the drinks cooler box. Interestingly, the City boss jokingly taunted, “I wanted a water and it was not there.” While it left the entire room in stitches, the journalist wasn’t finished. He further asked the tactician if his foot was alright. To which, the former Barcelona manager replied, “Yeah, perfect. No injury.” Indeed, it was quite a humorous response from Guardiola. After all, he deserved to celebrate in his own unique way.
With the victory in their midweek fixture, City has now climbed back to the second position. With 56 points, they have pushed Arsenal down to third place in the Premier League table and closed the gap against leaders Liverpool to just one point. The Sky Blues made up for the points they dropped against Chelsea on Saturday after playing a 1-1 draw. Notably, their recent results have come under scrutiny as they have been scoring goals quite late. In fact, last night, City attempted 17 shots on goal during the first half and only managed to convert five of them. While Guardiola and the team are celebrating the win, the focus has shifted to a more serious situation.
Kevin De Bruyne was unexpectedly left on the bench last night and did not even make an appearance as a substitute, leading to speculation about another injury. Pep Guardiola, however, clarified, “Kevin, because he has niggles in his hamstring position, So I didn’t want to take any risk on him.” Regardless, Guardiola assured that the concern is under control.
He revealed, “Kevin is okay, it’s more precautionary measures that I think. He didn’t feel comfortable, the doctor advised against taking any risks. After five months off, we didn’t want to take any chances.” It seems that fans won’t be seeing much of KDB’s skills on the field as City remains cautious about his playing time. Let’s hope he makes a full recovery soon.
According to the Source essentiallysports.com