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Four words from Pep Guardiola sum up Man City mood after Fulham

by · Manchester Evening News

Pep Guardiola brushed off Manchester City's concerns in their 3-2 win over Fulham as he celebrated 50 matches unbeaten at the Etihad.

The Blues were forced to come from behind against an excellent Marco Silva side and rode their luck in a game where the visitors created the better chances, but hung on to maintain their unbeaten start to the Premier League season and sit level on points with Arsenal in the table with Liverpool leading the way. As fans made their way home from the stadium, Guardiola's first words with the media came in response to a question that it had been a tough afternoon for his team.

"Tough? Noooooo. So easy," he countered as City breathed a collective sigh of relief at the win. Despite the issues in the game, Guardiola pointed to the longstanding unbeaten run at home - the sixth-longest streak in the history of English football - as a sign that his team are capable of digging out results even when they are not at their best.

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"My feeling is the game was well played but the chances created especially with Adama - because he is unstoppable, nobody can control him, it's impossible to control him. The game in the first half was well played but we had one or two transitions that gave the feeling about the chances we had.

"But the game was well played. We found the second and thought we would score the third and control, but we were a little bit uhm uhm. We didn't know exactly what happened after the fantastic goal from Jeremy.

"It was a tough game but we knew it. We talked with the team and said 'guys, today will be a tough game after the Champions League game, they had a long week and they have lost just one game. They have played really good, Marco Silva - an exceptional manager - is there many years with them and is getting better.

"We have to deal with that. When we have an incredible run of not losing here at the Etihad, it's because some of them we won in this way. Nothing in life is easy."