"We press high to regain the ball quick and I like to see my team do short passes and have the ability to run. The first half was really, really good offensively and defensively. Second half we talk about the duels and everybody in our mindset is we have to win the duels. We spoke a lot about the duels in the last few days."
"But the back four and Nico (Gonzalez) were outstanding. It had the feeling we were back in many ways. I didn't like the second half, really not like in the first half. But we have to grow as a team. It was important win, we are second in the table. Salah has been a nightmare for many years and Nico said he had to be aggressive with him, said the City boss. It helped that whenever Mo had the ball we had three"
Manchester City defeated Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad, moving City to second place and leaving Liverpool in eighth. Liverpool have lost five Premier League matches and are struggling to integrate new signings such as Alexander Isak, Milos Kerkez, Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike, with fitness, inexperience and unfamiliarity affecting performance. Mohamed Salah has scored only four Premier League goals and some established players, including Virgil van Dijk, have underperformed. Guardiola credited high pressing, quick short passes and winning duels for nullifying Salah, praising the back four and Nico Gonzalez while acknowledging the team must continue to grow.
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