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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。
