Pep Guardiola names four Man City fringe players who impressed him vs Newcastle
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPep Guardiola insists there is no disappointment at Manchester City's quadruple chances ending at the first hurdle - instead highlighting three players who took their chance at Newcastle in the Carabao Cup.
City made a number of changes against Newcastle due to injury, suspension and illness, leaving the likes of Erling Haaland, Kyle Walker and Ruben Dias on the bench.
In their place, Julian Alvarez played upfront, Oscar Bobb impressed on his full debut, and Sergio Gomez played in his natural right-wing position for the first time.
And those players left a mark on Guardiola, as well as midfielder Kalvin Phillips who made his first start of the season. ALSO READ: Bobb good vs Newcastle ALSO READ: Howe outwits Pep to end Man City quad hopes but treble bid strengthened "Oscar was more than brilliant, in all departments, defensively, offensively," the manager said. "The game he plays is unbelievable.
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