''The fact we didn't have Rodri, I wanted to put more protection with the ball,' Pep Guardiola told journalists after losing to Arsenal. So what went wrong?
'The fact we didn't have Rodri, I wanted to put more protection with the ball, players who are really good with the ball,' Pep Guardiola told journalists after Manchester City had been beaten at Arsenal. ' Bernardo , Kovacic and Rico , and have players in the middle who have the ability to turn and attack - and that was the reason why we were not so wide.
City's gameplan was to make use of the half-forwards - but Arsenal dealt with this by overloading the centre of the pitch. Arsenal's pressingArsenal were faultless without the ball when City pushed up, but Mikel Arteta's side were also aggressive when City were in deep build-up. Martin Odegaard and Rice marked the receiving midfielders - Bernardo, Kovacic or Lewis - and frequently cut out the pass into midfield - limiting space close to their goal and away from it.
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