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Pep Guardiola felt Manchester Metropolis have been nonetheless removed from their finest as they thrashed League Two Salford 8-0 within the FA Cup third spherical.
The Metropolis boss did acknowledge, nonetheless, that the end result ought to additional raise spirits after the membership’s poor finish to 2024.
James McAtee led the best way with a second-half hat-trick as Metropolis powered via to the subsequent spherical with a dominant show in a one-sided tie on the Etihad Stadium.
Metropolis’s victory was their third in succession in all competitions – the primary time they’ve achieved that feat since October.
Guardiola, whose facet now face successive away video games at Brentford, Ipswich and Paris St Germain, stated: “It’s only a recreation, however we can’t deny that we want the victories. It’s the third in a row.
“After all, we’re far-off and nonetheless now we have an enormous, massive downside behind, within the again 4.
“However within the recreation everybody made unbelievable contributions and we scored quite a lot of targets. For a very long time this didn’t occur. We want it for our temper and the individuals are happier.
We’re far-off and nonetheless now we have an enormous, massive downside behind, within the again 4.
Pep Guardiola
“Now now we have actually powerful video games away within the subsequent days. We preserve going.”
Jeremy Doku weighed in with two targets whereas Jack Grealish obtained on the scoresheet for the primary time in membership soccer since December 2023.
Debutant Divin Mubama and fellow teen Nico O’Reilly have been the opposite scorers however the headlines have been taken by McAtee, who scored his treble inside 19 second-half minutes.
The 22-year-old midfielder, who has impressed in separate mortgage spells with Sheffield United, continues to be to ascertain himself at Metropolis.
Guardiola was happy for him, however will proceed to demand extra.
He stated: “It’s not that I’m not that completely satisfied that he scores a hat-trick – that’s not straightforward – however he can play higher. That was not his finest.
“However he’s an distinctive man and has a particular expertise and his work ethic is unbelievable.”
The sport was a harsh lesson for Salford, who had received their previous six video games in League Two with out conceding a aim to place themselves into the promotion image.
Supervisor Karl Robinson stated: “I simply stated to the gamers that, seven video games in the past, for those who’d stated we have been going to concede eight targets in seven video games I’d have taken it.
“I simply didn’t anticipate all of them to be in that one recreation!
“I’m so pleased with them. I knew coming into this recreation how this soccer membership is and the way this supervisor respects all people, and the depth of his gamers and himself. We’re all the time going to have an issue.
“The factor I’ll look again on is a few foolish errors and I don’t assume they needed to work too exhausting for a few of their targets.
“However I’m not going to hold it ahead into subsequent week and use it as a chance to slap my gamers.
“Our goal is to get out of the league that we’re in and we’ve put ourselves in a beautiful place.”
