Pep unhappy with Gundogan late penalty in 2-1 win over Leeds
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola admitted. He was unhappy with Ilkay Gundogan ‘s penalty miss. Which left his side struggling towards the end of Saturday’s Premier League game. Before pushing against Leeds United 2-1, grabbing 3 points according to the target, even if the shot is not broken
After Manchester City ripped the score 2-0 from Gundogan’s blow in the first half. They came to the penalty spot in the 84th minute. But it appears that Gundogan did not kill through the safe of Joel Robles until he scored a hat-trick. In the next moment, Leeds broke the ball from Rodrigo Moreno, causing Man City to struggle to fix the score at 2-1.
Despite Gundogan claiming that 51-goal striker Erling Braut Haaland let him take the penalty himself. in order to score a beautiful hat-trick not that he was going to compete in any way
Pep said after the game: “Everyone was fully focused. Knowing what we’re playing for.”
“But when you’re 2-0 up, you have to shut the game down. Not giving them any chance to win back.
“If you can control you just have to do it But saying everything is pointless, Gundogan might have shot it. or if someone else shoots Might as well miss it.”
“I’m okay that Gundogan wants to take charge of scoring goals at this moment. These are the qualities of a great player that I have. but usually Doing it should belong to the person who was already put in place. Erling should have dealt with it. because he is an expert in this matter.”
However, the Spanish coach also praised Gundogan for his excellent performance in scoring two goals in this game. “Reading the game, scoring goals, he has it all. He plays smart and this is his advantage. He doesn’t need to score two goals to get any compliments from me.