As the analysis continues over Celtic’s US Tour win over Man City, Joleon Lescott shares how lessons will have been learned by some players in Pep Guardiola’s side.
The 4-3 win left the Celtic fans raving about Nicolas Kuhn as the German winger gave the Man City defence a torrid time in the first half.
Matt O’Riley also put in a quality performance with his involvement in three of Celtic’s goals and Kyogo Furuhashi did what he does best with a piercing run to beat the City backline for his first goal in the US Tour.
It was a great performance from the Bhoys that left Pep Guardiola praising Celtic’s ‘quality’ but it was also an ‘experience’ for some of City’s players that former defender, Joleon Lescott, says will never have had before.
Man City faced ‘highest level’ of performance vs Celtic
The former England defender wasn’t too despondent about City’s loss to Celtic but did say that some of their players will have learned from Celtic’s ‘tactical ability’ in the game.
Lescott said [Man City TV], “It’s not about them doing well it’s about them learning and you sometimes learn more from bad experiences.
“So that’s important the fact that they’ve been able to experience different players and for a lot of them this will be the highest level of competitive opponent that they have faced.
“Whether it’s pace, tactical ability or the understanding of the game, they wouldn’t have experienced all them components in one game so far.
“So it’s a massive learning curve and hopefully something then they’ll cherish and realise there’s still a long way to go for them as individuals.”
Even though it was a pre-season friendly, winning against a team that possesses the quality that Man City does should not be understated either.
Oscar Bobb is one of the most highly-rated players to come out of Norway after Erling Haaland who also took part in the game.
City also started Kalvin Phillips and Jack Grealish as Pep Guardiola gave important first-team players a run out alongside some of their young academy players.
Brendan Rodgers was delighted with Celtic’s performance against the Premier League giants and will be hoping for a repeat against Chelsea when both teams meet in Indiana in a few days time.
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