Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, spoke out after Chelsea equalized in injury time in the latest Premier League match.
Pep Guardiola, manager of the "Sky Blues" Manchester City, admitted that his team failed to score an additional goal to seal the game, which allowed Chelsea, the "Blues," to draw 1-1 in injury time in the English Premier League last night. He also praised Chelsea's quality as world club champions, saying it was not easy to defeat them.
Pep said, "I don't agree that City lost control of the game. They scored a goal, and that's why you need to analyze the result."
"Of course, they played better and pressed more, and they had chances because we lost the ball. But if you believe they shifted the momentum away from us, then okay, maybe you know better."
"Chelsea are world champions, not academy players. They are top-level players, so controlling the game for the full 90 minutes against that team is very difficult. We tried to score to close the game, but we couldn't."
"That's how it is. When you look at all the stats from every angle we can analyze, one of them is your efficiency in attack. Overall, the way we defended, the way we ran, the way we played was very good."
When asked about their chances of winning the title while trailing Arsenal by six points, Pep avoided the question and said, "The only thing I’m thinking about is recovering the players for the game against Brighton on Wednesday."