Warnock and Guardiola post match comments

Last updated : 23 September 2018 By Michael Morris

Neil Warnock on the drubbing by the Champions

"It was a long afternoon. I thought we started well. I thought the first 30 minutes, we had shape and knew what we were doing but the goals killed us.

"I’ve not seen our heads go down like that. The first goal came from a corner which shouldn't happen but the top teams - that's what they do.

"They find a weakness and one lapse and Aguero is in. The second goal I thought was a fluke. It came almost straight away and knocked the stuffing out of us really.

"We were hoping to get to half-time but we were up against it then and it was damage limitation. I thought the second-half, we started well again.

"The quality was there for everyone to see. I was just saying how Bruno (Manga) was playing and then he goes on does that for the fifth one.

"It’s a disappointment. Like I said before, it’s not going to define our season but it will knock our chin on the floor a bit."

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Pep Guardiola was happy to see his back to their best after a shock Champions League defest in midweek

"After a not good result in midweek, we responded with the same level we had for the last 12 or 13 months.

"The first 20-25 minutes is always complicated, not easy, but after one or two goals immediately it was easier.

"In the second half at 0-3, you relax, you forget what you have to do, but we were consistent, we didn’t suffer too much and we created a good game."