""What's changed is that the opponents play differently and we are not able to do it better. "I said after the game that Arsenal were better. I don't like to play the way we played at Arsenal but there are a lot of things that I loved; that I didn't have in the past.""
""Guardiola was accused of abandoning his principles at the Emirates, where City had just a 33.2% share of possession and scored their goal thanks to a quick break finished off by Erling Haaland. It's been suggested that the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss has ordered his team to play in a different way this season and 'parked the bus' against Arsenal.""
Pep Guardiola defended Manchester City's tactics after the 1-1 draw with Arsenal and insisted the team's overall approach remains largely unchanged this season. He acknowledged that opponents have adjusted their tactics, forcing different game dynamics that affected City's ability to dominate possession. Guardiola noted that some aspects of the Arsenal match were not to his preference but included qualities he valued that had been absent previously. He joked about adopting more counter-attacks after a past season of being "boring." Guardiola respects the Carabao Cup and plans to rotate the squad with a mix of first-team and academy players because of fixture congestion.
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