Bachelor's degree. Manchester City continued to collect trophies on Thursday with a win over Sevilla on penalties and the European Super Cup, which brought together the Champions Cup winner and Europa League winner at Karaiskakis Stadium in Greece.
The Blues, who opened the Premier League last week with a win over Burnley, struggled against the Spanish side and finished 1-1 at the end of the 90 minutes, but won 4-5 on penalties to win their first title this season.
Manager Pep Guardiola, as always, did not disappoint at the press conference: "Not a drop of alcohol today... And more from Greece, thank you so much to the Premier League for letting us play on Saturday, not Sunday or Monday. Thank you very much," the Spanish coach protested the fact that his team will meet Newcastle in two days and will not be able to celebrate the title properly.
Pep "Not one drop of Alcohol today ... from Greece, thank you so much to the Premier League for letting us play on Saturday, and not Sunday or Monday. Thank you so much." #Pep #ReInventingTheGame pic.twitter.com/reRkfeLJEF
— The Pep (@GuardiolaTweets) August 16, 2023
This is Pep's 15th title on the sidelines at Manchester City, with the Supercup being his fourth. The Spanish coach won the title with three different teams, City, Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
The coach also referred to Cole Palmer, the young player who scored both yesterday and in the Community Shield final, and is mentioned as potentially leaving on loan: "I don't think the question is an option, he will stay with the team or he will be sold."
Palmer was named the Most Outstanding Player, and on the path to the second-youngest goalscorer in the Supercup after Marco Asensio in 2016: "To come here and win the Supercup is really something special. Score also? It's beyond all my dreams."
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Cole Palmer. Scored the equaliser, photo: Reuters
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