There Was Nothing Special About The 50-Minute Inquest - Pep Guardiola

 

Pep Guardiola joked it was good red wine that kept him locked in Manchester City's dressing-room for 50 minutes after Sunday's draw with Southampton. City's players did not emerge until long after the 1-1 draw had left Guardiola without a win in five games for just the second time in his managerial career but the City boss played down the importance of the post-match inquest, insisting it was nothing special.

He said “The red wine was good and I took a little bit longer, we were together, we spoke, but nothing special. We speak about what is the situation. I was a football player and I know this can happen. You are able to win 10 times in a row and after you are not able to win five times. That is part of football. You have to accept that. I have to discover the reason why and I am going to find that. I have to help the team achieve.”

City remain top of the Premier League on goal difference having won their first six games and have the opportunity for a second derby win of the season when they go to Old Trafford in the EFL Cup on Wednesday.