MAN CITY continued their perfect start to the Champions League with a dominant 3-0 win at Marseille.
Ferran Torres, Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling scored for Pep Guardiola’s side at the Velodrome.
Follow ALL of the latest reaction below…
GOODNIGHT!
In the end, it was straightforward for City, the scoreline certainly made it seem like that.
But Marseille made them work for their three goals.
Torres, Gundogan and Sterling did the damage, and it’s Olympiakos up next in the competition for Guardiola’s side.
They’ll be looking to make it three wins from three while Marseille struggle near the bottom of their group.
Until then, goodnight everyone!
PEP ON CRITICISM
“We have to accept the criticism. We play every three days, when you win it’s good but if you don’t people want to destroy everything,” he says.
“But it’s about the chairman and everyone else understanding. Part of the criticism was right, but you’ve got to accept it.
“It’s part of our job. It’s about where we’ve come from in the last month, with lack of preparation, injuries and Covid-19 but the Champions League is in a good place now.
“I’m sure we’re going to find that consistency.”
PEP SPEAKS
“We played really well, we didn’t concede much and we were in control, patient and aggressive without the ball,” he says.
“I’m so satisfied with the performance and result, it’s always difficult to win away.
“We can play on both sides, we tried to play high and wide to stretch the pitch. Raheem Sterling was exceptional, Phil [Foden] as well.
“We didn’t expect them to play five at the back until we saw the team. Porto was the same. As much as we play against five at the back we started to take the control and rhythm.
“We were so stable defensively. Aymeric [Laporte] was good, Kyle [Walker] is in the best form since we’ve been together, Oleksandr [Zinchenko] helped us, John [Stones] played good minutes. I’m so satisfied with the way we played.”
BIG WIN
City went top of their group tonight with a 3-0 win over Marseille.
WE MOVE
⚪️ 0-3 🔷 mancity | https://t.co/axa0klD5re pic.twitter.com/o9Rwg2WvJ6
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 27, 2020
TONIGHT’S XG
Well, that just tells the story doesn’t it.
xG map for Marseille – Man City
this is what the control game looks like when it works, basically pic.twitter.com/mCnQDGmh6D
— Caley Graphics (@Caley_graphics) October 27, 2020
RAZ MAKES IT THREE
A classic Sterling tap-in for the third.
⚽️ GOAL!!
Marseille 0-3 Manchester City – Raheem Sterling 81′ ommci uclpic.twitter.com/PXTyle4Ta3— noobfcb (@noobfcb) October 27, 2020
GUNDOGAN GOAL
Here’s that Ilkay goal from earlier…
⚽️ GOAL!!
Marseille 0-2 Manchester City – Ilkay Gundogan 76′ ommci uclpic.twitter.com/onW6w1dbgm— noobfcb (@noobfcb) October 27, 2020
ACTION AREAS
Here’s where most of the possession was tonight.
MARSEILLE 0-3 MAN CITY
In the end, it was easy, but Marseille made it a tough task for periods.
Torres opened the scoring before Gundogan made it two and Sterling tapped in to make it three.
City top of the group with six points while Porto are second with three.
PEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
That’s it for tonight!
Final score: : MARSEILLE 0-3 MAN CITY
MARSEILLE 0-3 MAN CITY
90+2. Nearly over here in Marseille, three minutes of added time.
It’s been a good night for City, though it was frustrating for long periods.
They’ve bagged the three points in the end, though.
MARSEILLE 0-3 MAN CITY
89. Marseille, ironically, having their best spell of possession now!
Well, City have given up I suppose.
MARSEILLE 0-3 MAN CITY
86. Payet and Gueye come on for Marseille, but it’s a little too late now isn’t it.
City just waiting for this game to end now really.
THIRD TIME LUCKY
What a few minutes City have just had. 3-0.
MARSEILLE 0-3 MAN CITY
83. De Bruyne receives a pass from Mahrez.
And the Belgian cruises past a defender before squaring for Sterling to tap home.
Game. Set. Match.
3-0 to City!
THREEEEEEEEE! @sterling7 in on the act! pic.twitter.com/1Qz5ffoPbI
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 27, 2020
GOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!!!
3-0. RAHEEM STERLING.
CRUISE CONTROL!
MARSEILLE 0-2 MAN CITY
81. City bopping it around really freely now. Game is won, it’s just a matter of seeing it out.
Marseille haven’t really laid a glove on their opponents tonight.
MARSEILLE 0-2 MAN CITY
78. Well, it had been coming… again.
Foden picks the ball up down the left, crosses for Sterling at the back post. He heads it down and Gundogan taps it in.
Game. Put. To. Bed.
2-0.
John Stones comes on for Foden and Laporte goes off for John Stones. Bernardo Silva also comes on for Gundogan.
GUNDOOOOOOOOOOO!! pic.twitter.com/ldUJS2nCmC
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 27, 2020
GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLL!
2-0 TO CITY! GUNDOGAN!
MARSEILLE 0-1 MAN CITY
76. Ruben Dias now trying to probe in midfield, a second goal would really put this game to bed for the away side.
Darke jokes on commentary that it’s been death by a 1000 passes for Marseille. He’s not wrong there.
MARSEILLE 0-1 MAN CITY
74. Cancelo providing the trickery down the left and he wins a corner.
De Bruyne takes and passes straight back to Cancelo but takes it back and his cross is cleared.
MARSEILLE 0-1 MAN CITY
72. Sterling breaks forward and passes it to Gundogan in the middle but the German’s shot is straight at Mandanda.
The ball is played forward for Sterling who finds a gap in the defence but the pass is too strong.
MARSEILLE 0-1 MAN CITY
70. Marseille still in the game here. No matter how well City are playing they’re still playing it risky here with the marginal scoreline.
They really should go for this second goal now.
MARSEILLE 0-1 MAN CITY
67. Some danger for City as Marseille get forward with Sansom and Amavi but City clear.
Cancelo about to come on for Zinchenko.
Perhaps a different dimension down the left for City now.
MARSEILLE 0-1 MAN CITY
65. Rongier comes off while Morgan Sansom comes on for the home side.
Benedetto and Payet still on the bench for Marseille, too.
Foden tries to venture upfield for City but once again he’s Dispossessed. Not been his best night.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
