"It is smart. If I like it, if it is in the sense of fair play, if it should be like this, I keep it to myself and I leave it to the authorities to find solutions for it. It is within the rules."
"If we don't educate our players in football, what to do in terms of fair play, sportsmanship, if you just try to bend the rules to your advantage and you can do a fake injury in order to do an additional team talk, it is nothing I personally like but if it is within the rules I can't complain about it."
Manchester City established a 2-0 lead through an early Phil Foden goal and a Josko Gvardiol strike. Leeds regained momentum after half-time when substitute Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored to make it 2-1. While the score remained 2-1, goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma received treatment, allowing Pep Guardiola to gather his players for a team talk. Leeds later equalised after Gvardiol conceded a penalty and Lukas Nmecha scored the rebound following a Donnarumma save. City intensified late pressure and Foden scored in stoppage time to secure a 3-2 win. The stoppage was criticised as a possible deliberate 'fake injury' to permit extra tactical instruction.
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