Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola revealed that he was afraid of losing his team to Brighton in the match that brought them together on Wednesday in the English Premier League, especially since his team “drank all the alcoholic beverages in Manchester” to celebrate the crowning of the Premier League title at the weekend.
But Guardiola was surprised by his team’s performance and getting a point after a 1-1 draw against Brighton.
And the British news agency “BA Media” stated that Phil Foden scored the goal for Manchester City before Julio Enchizo scored the equalizer for Brighton, which ensured the end of the season in sixth place and participation in the European League next season.
The referee canceled a goal by Erling Haaland late in the match, after the video assistant referee, “VAR”, revealed that Haaland had pulled Brighton defender Levi Colwell by his shirt.
Guardiola said: I was a little worried about how low we were considering what we’ve done in the last four, five, six months.
He added: 40 hours ago we drank all the alcohol in Manchester and the way we played was amazing.
He emphasized: I enjoyed a lot, especially because we are champions. You have to come here to win the game, we know it’s going to be tough. Brighton are a great team in all positions, that’s why they’re in the Europa League, and they deserve it.
We also showed why we are the best team in England.
Guardiola was keen to sleep early after winning the trophy following the 1-0 victory over Chelsea last Sunday, while the team’s players recovered by entering the saunas the next day.
He said: At 10:30 in the evening, I was in bed with my wife, I was exhausted.
He added: I watched (Match of the Day) and slept like a baby, but I knew that the players did what they had to do.
And he added: When you win the Premier League title, you should celebrate. They did this with their families, they had a lot of fun and the next morning it was time to take a steam bath.
And he continued: The next day, we talked a little bit in the evening and I told them you should be ready for the Brighton match, and they did that.
