Impressed Pep Guardiola went out his way to talk up Celtic's ability to punish his Manchester City side on the break as the Scottish champions defeated his side 4-3.The footballing icon was probed post-match in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as a Nicolas Kuhn brace, a Kyogo strike and a Luis Palma winner downed a City side that fielded the likes of Erling Haaland and Jack Grealish.
And while the 53-year-old was upbeat about several aspects of his own team, he was keen to shower Brendan Rodgers' side with praise.Speaking after the thriller Stateside, Guardiola said: "Many things I saw were nice.
We created a lot of chances, we scored, we could not control the transitions well, because they are really good with the pace and quality they have.
They had a better rhythm than us. You have lived through these kinds of situations in the pre-season and we are going to build from here.
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