Pep Guardiola singles out ‘exceptional’ Man City signing for praise | OneFootball

Pep Guardiola heaped praise on Rayan Cherki after the “exceptional” Man City star scored a “fantastic, fantastic goal” against Brentford. 

The Cityzens advanced to the semi-finals of the League Cup on Wednesday night thanks to a 2-0 win over the Bees at the Etihad Stadium.

Cherki opened the scoring with a stunning goal after the ball fell to him on the edge of the box from a Divine Musaka corner. The attacker quickly side-stepped Mikkel Damsgaard before unleashing a wicked shot into the top corner of the net in the 32nd minute.

Savinho sealed victory in the second half when his shot deflected off a defender and looped over the head of the goalkeeper.

Pep Guardiola singles out ‘exceptional’ Man City signing Rayan Cherki

“Close to the 18-yard box of the opponent he is an exceptional player,” Guardiola said of Cherki.

“It was a fantastic goal, a blind guy, a blind woman can realise, it is not necessary to be a journalist or a manager to realise he is a fantastic, fantastic player.

“I saw it many times with Phil (Foden) this type of goal, with Kevin (De Bruyne) before, so I am happy that it opened the game.”

City will now face Newcastle United in a two-legged tie for a place in the final at Wembley after the Magpies defeated Fulham 2-1 at home with a late header from Lewis Miley.

The first leg will take place St. James’ Park on the week commencing 12 January, with the reverse fixture to be played on the week of 2 February.

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