JAKARTA - A surprise occurred in the quarter-finals of the English League Cup, Thursday, January 12, early morning WIB. Manchester City were eliminated after losing to Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium.
The Citizens surrendered with a score of 0-2 from the hosts. The hosts' two winning goals were scored by Sekou Mara (23rd minute) and Moussa Djenepo (28th minute).
This result came as a surprise because City, perched at the top of the English Premier League, was clearly the favorite. Moreover, Southampton is mired in the league standings.
City manager Pep Guardiola thinks his team deserves to lose. He doesn't think The Citizens are well prepared for this match.
"The better team won," he told BBC Sport. "We didn't play well. We didn't play well at the start."
"There are a lot of games you can start with not being good but recovering and we didn't."
"When you're not ready to play this game, you're one inch late and don't score. When you're ready, you score," he continued.
Guardiola admits, tonight was a bad night. He continued to praise the opponent better than his team.
"So we have to congratulate them. To win the game you have to deserve it and tonight we don't deserve it," concluded Guardiola.
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