Pep Guardiola says Man City far from best in cup rout but welcomes morale boost
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Pep Guardiola says Man City far from best in cup rout but welcomes morale boost

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Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pep Guardiola felt Manchester City were still far from their best as they thrashed League Two Salford 8-0 in the FA Cup third round. Guardiola, whose side now face successive away games at Brentford, Ipswich and Paris St Germain, said: “It’s just a game, but we cannot deny that we need the victories. “But he’s an exceptional guy and has a special talent and his work ethic is unbelievable.” The game was a harsh lesson for Salford, who had won their past six games in League Two without conceding a goal to put themselves into the promotion picture. Manager Karl Robinson said: “I just said to the players that, seven games ago, if you’d said we were going to concede eight goals in seven games I would have taken it.

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