Guardiola ecstatic after yet another City victory

Guardiola ecstatic after yet another City victory

Manchester City took huge steps towards winning the Premier League title on Wednesday night as they beat Southampton 2-1, thanks to a 96th minute winner from Raheem Sterling.

It’s the sort of performance City fans would have expected to see result in dropped points, but in true style they stole the game right at the death – staking their claim once again for the title.

Guardiola had to be calmed down by the referee after the goal went in, showing just how much the goal meant to himself and the team. It was a similar reaction to that against Huddersfield, another game where City were not at their best but managed to come away with 3 points.


Regardless, Guardiola has hailed both his team and the fans for what he describes as another special moment.

“I think all the supporters create some special moments,” he said.

“Tonight in the last breath we enjoyed the situation so you have to celebrate.

“It was a good moment in the last minute, what happened in the locker room with all the staff, that’s why our job makes sense.

“It was an astonishing end to the game. It means a lot. They had 10 guys in the box, it was so complicated to attack them.

“They had chances in the first half, all the teams are better than us at set-pieces. They are stronger than us but we kept patient.

“At the end our momentum kept going, Raheem scores a fantastic goal.

“What impresses the most is the heart with which they play. What happened in the locker room was amazing. You have to enjoy these situations, you never know what will happen in the future. We want to win the league but you have to celebrate when you score in the last breath like that.

“The goal was amazing because there was no space.

“The last two games have been difficult. Maybe it is going to happen in the future and we will have to adapt but there is ten players in the box and the striker marking Fernandinho- there is no space to attack. They don’t want to play, they are timewasting; after 9 minutes, Forster fell on the ball.”
[Quotes via MEN]