PepGuardiolagothisfirsttasteofvictoryasManchesterCitysmanageronThursdaynightafterbeatingBorussiaDortmundonpenaltiesinafriendly，butexpressedconcernabouttheloomingEnglishPremierLeagueseason。

Footballtodayistough，saidGuardiola，whosesidebeattheirGermanoppositioninthesouthernChinesecityofShenzhen。

Todayyoudonthavetimetorest。

Idontknowifwearegoingtokillourplayersbutthescheduleistheschedule。

Westartintwoweeks。

ButIsawwhatIwantedtosee[tonight]weareaggressiveandwewanttheball。

Citywon–andfinallygottheworkoutGuardiolahadcraved–thankstoa6-5penaltyshootoutwinoverDortmund，afterthegameendedoneapiece。

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GuardiolaadmittedCitywerestillaworkinprogresswithjusttwopre-seasongamescompletedsofar，andtwotocomebeforetheEPLactionkicksoff。

IdontwanttocomplainbutIwouldliketohavemoretime，saidGuardiola。

Butwehavetoadapt。

TodayweplayedoneofthebestteamsinEurope–theyaresostrong。

Therearemanythingstoimprove。

Atap-infromSergioAgueroforCityon79minuteswascancelledoutafterChristianPulisicfiredonehomeforDortmund，throughacrowdedbox，withsixminutesofaddedtimegone。

CitykeeperAngusGunnwastheheroofpenaltieswiththreesaves，includingtheonesealingtheirvictorywhenhepalmedawayMikelMerinosattempt。

Itwasalivelyenoughaffairinfrontofacrowdofaround32？

000attheShenzhenUniversiadeStadium，withbothmanagersdrawingdeepontheirsubstitutesbenchesastimeworeon。

RobbedofthechanceforaderbyagainstrivalsManchesterUnitedbyrainandaropeypitchonMonday，CitysSpanishmanagerhadbeendesperatetogetsomegametimeintohissquadbeforetheirtourofChinawasover。

OnThursdaytheweathergodswerekinder，withtemperaturesdroppingslightly。

HegaveOleksandrZinchenko，TosinAdarabioyoandKelechiIheanachostartsandthechancetoimpresstheirnewboss，whileGuardiolasoppositenumberThomasTuchelcontinuedtobloodhisnewrecruitsalsoashehadintheir4-1winoverManchesterUnitedinthetournamentsopeningmatchinShanghailastFriday。

TeenagersOusmaneDembele(19)andEmreMor(18)bothstarted，alongsideMarcBartra，Dortmundsoff-seasoncapturefromBarcelona。

InallthereweresixnewfacesfromthestartingXIagainstUnitedasTuchellookedtoputmilesintolegs。