Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola mentioned his aspect dedicated the error of not changing probabilities in opposition to Crystal Palace in Monday evening’s 0-0 draw.
And he pointing the finger of blame on the pitch, claiming the “grass [was] not excellent”.
The reigning Premier League champions have been held to a goalless draw, transferring 4 factors forward of Liverpool however having performed a sport extra.
The Reds are in motion in opposition to Arsenal on Wednesday, realizing a win will transfer them to a degree behind Metropolis and the 2 met within the league subsequent month.
Palace have been properly well worth the level and on one other night may have nicked all three, with Guardiola admitting to BBC Sport and Sky after the ultimate whistle that his aspect “struggled a little bit bit” however performed a “actually good sport”.
“Luck does not exist in soccer,” mentioned Guardiola. “We now have to attain targets and we did not do it. We performed to attain targets and concede few. We struggled a little bit bit.
“We play a extremely good sport. In 90 minutes we concede errors a little bit bit, however the best way we performed was actually good.”
When pressed additional on errors within the sport, the previous Barcelona coach mentioned: “We did not rating, that was the error.
“We performed to win the sport. We created extra, we conceded few, The stats are there. The best way we performed was superb in a troublesome stadium – with the grass not excellent. We have been there on a regular basis so we did sport.”
Guardiola bizarrely made no substitutions regardless of his crew needing a purpose.
The Metropolis boss defined that the crew he put out from the off have been enjoying properly sufficient to remain on and that he appreciated what he noticed on the pitch.
“The fellows who have been enjoying have been enjoying good, that is why I did not make modifications,” he mentioned.
“The crew that was there right now was there earlier than and might be there within the subsequent sport. I’m very happy with the efficiency and the best way we performed.”
