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Guardiola: Not a large interest facing apical teams astatine CWC (1:06)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says it's "important" that his broadside is into the adjacent circular of the Club World Cup pursuing theIr 6-0 triumph implicit Al-Ain. (1:06)
Rob DawsonJun 23, 2025, 10:50 AM ET
Pep Guardiola has hailed Claudio Echeverri arsenic an "incredible player" aft the Argentinian youngster scored his archetypal extremity for Manchester City.
Echeverri recovered the nett with a first-half free-kick connected his afloat City debut arsenic Guardiola's broadside beat Al Ain 6-0 in Atlanta to publication their spot successful the FIFA Club World Cup knockout rounds.
The 19-year-old was forced disconnected astatine half-time with an ankle injury. But 45 minutes astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium was capable to marque an content connected his manager.
"It was a fantastic goal," Guardiola said.
"He's an unthinkable subordinate successful the tiny spaces. Unfortunately, helium could not proceed to person clip for a occupation with the ankle, but yeah, he's genuinely bully successful the archetypal minutes, and successful this contention helium made a fantastic goal, the escaped footwear was really, really, truly good."
Echeverri arrived astatine City successful February, but was made to hold until the FA Cup last decision to Crystal Palace successful May for his archetypal minutes connected the pitch.
He made his Premier League debut arsenic a precocious substitute against Fulham connected the last time of the season.
Signed from River Plate successful a woody worthy astir £18.5 cardinal ($25m), helium has been linked with a indebtedness determination to City Football Group nine Girona and his short-term aboriginal remains up successful the air.
"Since helium arrived, the erstwhile season, the 3 oregon 4 months with the lads, astatine the extremity of the grooming session, helium was practising the escaped kicks alone, with the keeper, with the wall," Guardiola continued.
"The different ones they didn't practise, helium was practising and practising, and enactment pays off.
"So astatine the end, helium had the courage, the quality, erstwhile you practise, you know, it's similar play oregon similar basketball, arsenic overmuch you practise escaped shots, the much chances you have."
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