Guardiola heaps praise on Savinho, rues the winger's absence | OneFootball

Pep Guardiola gave a press conference after Manchester City's victory against Salford in the FA Cup and acknowledged his team's poor performance. The coach lamented the absence of forward Savinho, who is injured.

One of the points raised by the Spaniard in the press conference was the marking style that Salford adopted for the game. Pep then spoke about his team's lack of creativity to attack closed defenses and how the Brazilian can be the difference-maker for his team.

“When Savinho becomes a 'finished product', in terms of assists, he will be an incredible winger, on both sides of the field. You know, to break defenses like Salford's or teams with very deep defenses, the right players, who are skillful and dribble, help us a lot,” said the coach.

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The Brazilian has been out of action since the beginning of January and is expected to return in the second week of March. For Manchester City, Savinho has 71 games, five goals, and 16 assists.

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