Pep Guardiola: “The game started really well for us with the two goals and the red card,” he says. “And after the Champions League to come here at 12:30 with the quality they have, they can keep the ball and transitions are fast, it was an incredible victory. We struggled a lot after half-time until Phil’s [Foden] goal so a lot of credit to Wolves.
On Jack Grealish: “Jack played really good. He was strong and he a made good goal coming in. Hopefully he can make a good international performance and come back fit. Fingers crossed all the players come back fit but it is important for them ahead of the World Cup. Hopefully they come back good, ready for the derby.”
Ruben Neves: “We had a plan for the game,” he tells BT Sport. “We worked all week on the plan then in the first minute we conceded. It’s hard to play against Manchester City and it’s even harder when you start the game losing 1-0. They’re the best team in the world with the ball. When they’re winning they control the game really well.
“The red card took us down a little bit. We did a great second half. We were controlling the game - even with 10 men - before their third goal. Our plan was to do that from the beginning.” As Mike Tyson famously said, everybody has a plan until they get a smack in the mouth and so it proved after 55 seconds this afternoon.
