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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Joe Bray

Pep Guardiola leaves Aymeric Laporte in Man City limbo with admission over his central defenders

Pep Guardiola couldn't have dreamed of a better Champions League night at the Etihad. Seven goals, five for Erling Haaland, a chance to remind the 'Twitter Guys' he might know more than them, and he still got time to release some years-long frustration over getting snubbed by Julia Roberts.

City remain alive in all three competitions, and Guardiola has returned the side to consistent form by doing things his way. A 7-0 scoreline can provide a decent justification of your tactics, and the manager was in a bullish mood after the game on Tuesday night.

After the headline-grabbing Roberts and 'Twitter Guys' comments, Guardiola also gave a passionate defence of his approach against Leipzig - one aspect of which will go firmly under the radar given City's attacking exploits.

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