Pep tells City to ‘adapt’ amid set-piece debate

MANCHESTER CITY boss Pep Guardiola says teams must adapt to deal with set pieces, after Liverpool manager Arne Slot claimed they were sucking some of the “joy” out of the English Premier League.

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PEP Guardiola has responded to the English Premier League's set-piece obsession ahead of tonight's clash with Nottingham Forest.

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Arsenal have been labelled “Set Piece FC” as a result of their prowess from dead-ball situations, and other sides are learning from their playbook. Speaking yesterday, on the eve of title-chasing City’s match against relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest, Guardiola said clubs had no choice but to learn to deal with the growing threat.

“It's part of the dynamics and you can complain, but you have to adapt; it’s part of the game,” he said.