Koke fires back at Pep Guardiola after Man City beat Atletico as Stones plays down Liverpool clash
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Wednesday, April 6. Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke has responded to comments made by Pep Guardiola following Manchester City’s 1-0 win over his club in the first leg of their Champions league quarter-final tie.
The Spanish side adopted a defensive demeanour throughout their visit to the Etihad and were only undone by a clever Kevin De Bruyne goal.
After the match, Guardiola said: “They (Atletico) have gone 5-5-0. Two lines of five. And in prehistory, today and in a hundred thousand years, attacking a 5-5 is very difficult.
It is that there is no space.” READ MORE: Man City player ratings vs Atletico Madrid as De Bruyne and Foden provide Champions League edge Koke, was brought off on the hour, took exception to this assessment and took to Instagram to send out a message to Guardiola ahead of next week’s second leg. Read what he wrote here. Rodri has underlined that the City team know they must avoid complacency ahead of the return leg against Atletico in Spain.
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