Guardiola's bizarre reason City 'got lucky' in Forest win

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola thanked the pitch conditions for a 'fortunate' win over Nottingham Forest

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00:00 Last season we drew and we played much better than today, but knowing the circumstances

00:07 we arrived here. So we knew the game was going to happen and we were so lucky, fortunate

00:13 today that the pitch was so dry and high because the chances they had with a better pitch condition

00:19 they would have a score. So we were incredibly fortunate for that. I think the last half

00:25 an hour is where we are without the ball we suffer. I'm saying no wrong, nothing. I said

00:30 it was dry for the weather, for the sun and high and that helped us. No, no, nothing about.

00:37 So when we play at home we decide the way we want to play, we play the way we adapt.

00:41 I'm saying that we were lucky from the position that the chances they had, they could not

00:46 contact good the ball for the question for the pitch.