Pep Guardiola agrees with Thomas Tuchel on reason for Chelsea's defeat to Man City

Pep Guardiola has opened up on Manchester City's win over Chelsea, claiming that Thomas Tuchel's side "are so good" and that’s why he is pleased for the way Citizens played against them. City celebrated a 1 - 0 win over the Blues on Saturday, with Gabriel Jesus scoring the only goal of the game. "Come here and play our game. Sometimes you cannot do it if the opponent is better. We were encouraged to play high and they could not make the build-up like they are masters," Guardiola told BT Sport after the match. "They are so good, and that’s why I’m pleased for the way we played. Yeah, the king of the Champions League and the way we played. "The team can always think and play good or bad but it doesn’t matter where we play we will try to do it and the lads were fantastic, in this stadium, against these opponents and did what we have done have made me so proud." Tuchel has also shared his praise for the rivals, agreeing with Guardiola that City's brilliance was a factor in their victory. "Part of performance is to make an opponent underperform and that is what City did today," he said. "They were stronger, sharper, had more precision."

Source: Football London

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