Guardiola surprised by City’s flying start

STOKE-ON-TRENT, UNITED KINGDOM: Pep Guardiola admits he is surprised how well Manchester City have started under his management after a 4-1 victory at Stoke City

STOKE-ON-TRENT, UNITED KINGDOM: Pep Guardiola admits he is surprised how well Manchester City have started under his management after a 4-1 victory at Stoke City extended their winning start to the season on Saturday.

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“We have had a short time together and in spells in our last three games my players have shown me how intelligent they are,” Guardiola said.

“We will improve many things but I am little bit surprised in the short time the level we played. To win 4-1 here is very good and we have scored nine goals in two games. It was a nice week for us.”

KLOPP BAFFLED BY LIVERPOOL MELTDOWN

BURNLEY: Jurgen Klopp admitted he was baffled by Liverpool’s surprise defeat at Burnley in which they enjoyed over 80 percent of possession, but still lost 2-0 to the newly-promoted club.

“How can I be happy with this?” Klopp said. “When we gave away the first goal they defended for their lives. Both of their strikers Andre Gray and Sam Vokes are really hard workers.

“We had absolutely no luck and everybody needs to be more clinical. We have to accept it.”