Pep Guardiola admits he is ‘worried’ Manchester City will face more rough tackling this season as he slams Dortmund approach
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PEP GUARDIOLA admits he is “worried” Manchester City are going to get roughed up next season.
The Spaniard was not happy with Dortmund’s physical approach as they beat his side 1-0 in the International Champions Cup.
Riyad Mahrez was the subject of a heavy tackle as the £60m man made his debutManchester City FC - GettyRiyad Mahrez was taken out on his debut while youngster Lukas Nmecha was also on the receiving end.
And Guardiola has renewed his accusations of a lack of protection from referees after complaining last season.
He said: “That’s why there’s a referee. It’s their job.
“Yeah, I’m worried, but it is what it is. We try to play with it.
“In some minutes we started good and after we that had a few problems.
“We missed the ball in some situations and they used the counter-attack.”
RUSSIAN ROULETTE Raheem Sterling faces Manchester City exit next year after World Cup gamble on new £250,000-a-week deal failsDortmund ace Mario Gotze scored the game’s only goal from the penalty spot after Christian Pulisic was brought down by Alex Zinchenk.
Joe Hart replaced Claudio Bravo at the break and kept a clean sheet to earn rave reviews from Guardiola.
But the England stopper is still expected to depart this summer after two seasons out on loan.
Joe Hart kept a clean sheet in the second half as he got a chance to shineReutersAfter watching Hart make a solid save from Mahmoud Dahoud, Guardiola added: “We have four goalkeepers.
“We decided today on Claudio and Joe. In spite of the decision nobody can doubt his quality as a goalkeeper and what he has done in the last 10 to 12 years.
“We’re looking to decide if he’s going to stay or leave and we will see at the end of pre-season.”
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