Guardiola shouted at Man City players

Seeing many players looking sad and looking down on the ground because of the victory, Guardiola was not satisfied and called the whole team back. He asked the players to hold their heads high because they played a good game. "Why are you guys looking down like that?" Guardiola snapped. "Hold your heads up. You guys did a great job. If people don't think so, it doesn't matter."

Man City opened the scoring thanks to Riyad Mahrez in the 27th minute at the Red Bull Arena, but they should have done better in the first half with seven shots, and RB Leipzig had only one chance. In the second half, the home team scored more and was rewarded with a 1-1 equalizer thanks to a header from central defender Josko Gvardiol.

According to former midfielder Shaun Wright-Phillips, RB Leipzig played very aggressively in the second half and did not allow Man City to deploy the ball. Despite difficulties, Guardiola did not make a substitution in this match, leaving Phil Foden or Julian Alvarez on the bench. Former center-back Rio Ferdinand thinks that the Spaniard should be replaced to adjust.

After the game, Guardiola said he was satisfied with City's performance for the whole game, not just the first half. "We reacted well after Leipzig's equalizer, and created a few good chances in the last minutes. But the result is also good," he said.

Man City also demanded a penalty at the end of the game, when Benjamin Henrichs used his hand to play in the home penalty area, from Rodri's header. Guardiola said VAR had reviewed the situation but decided not to intervene to give the away team a penalty.