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Guardiola spurns scrutiny of City’s tactics at Arsenal
The Guardian
|September 24, 2025
Pep Guardiola has shrugged off scrutiny of Manchester City’s defensive tactics in their 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Sunday by saying sarcastically that the approach was down to his team being “shit”.
City recorded 32.8% possession, the lowest any Guardiola side has registered in a league game. The manager provided pithy reply when asked about his side’s lack of the ball, in the buildup to their Carabao Cup third-round tie at Huddersfield today.
This story is from the September 24, 2025 edition of The Guardian.
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