The executive was once talking after struggling a surprise defeat to competitors Manchester United on Saturday lunchtime, leaving his facet 5 issues at the back of leaders Arsenal having performed a sport extra.

United also are just a level off Town, who had been dumped out of the Carabao Cup at Southampton in midweek.

Guardiola prompt he can be content material along with his avid gamers whether they gained those competitions, as long as they installed a just right efficiency.

He advised BT Recreation: “I don’t care within the Premier League and the Carabao Cup if we don’t win, we gained a past due so… it’s no longer an issue. The issue is appearing how we’ve got completed.

“So Carabao Cup is out. It doesn’t subject. However we didn’t carry out how we’re. And lately we carried out.

“Don’t be distracted by means of what took place lately within the first objective, focal point on a couple of days.”

Town led thru Jack Grealish at Previous Trafford sooner than a arguable objective from Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford’s winner, with Guardiola willing to not bitch publicly concerning the leveller.

He stated: “The sport was once in point of fact just right, we performed in point of fact just right. They’re a just right workforce at the counter-attack.

“Neatly Rashford offside, Bruno Fernandes no. [Whether] Rashford intervened or no longer… distracted our goalkeeper and defenders… the guideline I do know is the guideline. However I understand how neatly we performed.”