What did Guardiola say after the match in which Husanov scored an own goal?

In the 29th round of the English Premier League, two teams - Manchester City and Brighton - competed for the places that will give them a ticket to the European Champions League for the next season.

The hosts took the lead twice in the match at the Etihad Arena. First, in the 11th minute, Umar Marmush's penalty was accurately converted by Erling Haaland.

This goal inscribed Erling Haaland's name in the history of the English Premier League. The Norwegian leather ball master set a record as the fastest player to make 100 effective moves in the history of the competition. Haaland became the first and only player to score 100 points in the Premier League in less than a hundred games on a goal + assist basis. The 24-year-old forward only needed 94 games to achieve this result.

Brighton players did not return from Manchester empty-handed. Initially, Estupinyan responded to Haaland's goal within ten minutes. His free kick hit the post and went into the net.

Umar Marmush gave the hosts the lead in the first half, but Abdukodir Khusanov helped Brighton return from the away game with a point. Our compatriot, trying to return the opponent's shot in the 48th minute of the match, scored the ball into his own net - 2:2.

This own goal brought an anti-record to Josep Guardiola. This was Manchester City's 40th goal this season. Josep Guardiola has been in charge of the city since 2016, but the team has never conceded more goals in a single season. Only the Spanish coach's team scored 39 goals in his debut season - the 2016-2017 championship.

After the match, Josep Guardiola shared his thoughts. He did not blame Abdukadir Khusanov for the own goal, but rather praised the Uzbek legionnaire's game.

- It was a good game, the match was played under great pressure. I know very well that what we are doing now is very difficult.

The players gave their all on the field, we got a point and we will continue to fight. Of course, I am confident. It's always been like this.

The young players played well, especially our defenders acted intelligently. Ruben Dias and Abdukadir Khusanov played fantastically. This time we played much better than in the match with Nottingham Forest, we scored two goals and created more chances to score.

We were close to winning, but we couldn't achieve it, - said Josep Guardiola.

The WhoScored statistics portal analyzed the players' actions in the match and rated them. The lowest score among Manchester City players - 6 points - was given to Abdukadir Khusanov, Ruben Dias and Phil Foden. The performance of Umar Marmush, who contributed significantly to the team's two goals, was considered worthy of 8.1 points.

Manchester City will play their next match on March 30 against Bournemouth in the FA Cup. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”