Pep Guardiola speaks on his run-ins with the officials and left fuming at being booked

Man Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola, talking to BBC Sport: “In Leverkusen, it was a robust squad too, however we received as we speak, so it was high-quality. It was choice and once I lose it was a nasty choice.

“That is the very best efficiency we have now performed on this stadium since my decade right here. That’s consistency and that’s the reason I’m proud.”

On John Stones: “I’m pleased for him for a very long time he was injured, and he wants time to do his finest. He was the captain as we speak and he deserves it.”

On Savinho: “What a winger. One in opposition to one – he’s so harmful.”

Guardiola, talking to TNT Sports activities: “It was so good. Once we tried to make a sequence of passes we and particularly Savinho and Jeremy Doku. They had been so decisive. This was the very best efficiency I’ve seen from us on this stadium throughout our time collectively right here. Actually, actually good.

“We performed actually, actually good. It was essential to attain within the first minute of the second half. After that till the top was actually good – the defending and the midfield, usually – everybody. Completely happy for Omar, a unbelievable second purpose. To beat Newcastle it’s a must to carry out very effectively, particularly within the FA Cup.

“Hear, it’s not about penalty or no penalty. There are [refereeing] actions that’s troublesome for me to know. When Jeremy [Doku] is pulled from behind, in every single place it’s a foul besides right here. It’s what it’s. There might be a two-game ban. There might be holidays and the staff will proceed.”

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Eddie Howe shifts his sights to Barcelona after Newcastle exit the FA Cup.

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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, talking to TNT Sports activities: “Good begin from us, actually good for half an hour. In all probability two issues occurred we couldn’t maintain our begin by way of vitality however in addition they performed very well. We simply have to simply accept that.

“I felt we perhaps ran out of fuel, definitely within the second half but in addition in direction of the top of the primary half. It’s important to say they had been an excellent facet. We wanted the ball to attempt to generate strain however we couldn’t get sufficient of it.

“The gang had been magnificent as we speak. They didn’t have loads to shout about after that preliminary interval however they stayed with us and had been cheering on the finish. We’ll want them for the Champions League.”

Howe, talking to BBC Sport: “I believe we began very well for half an hour. I believed we had been wonderful. We simply ran out of fuel. It appeared it was a troublesome second half for us.

“For us, we tried to combine sides and a few gamers performed lots of the video games.”

On Man Metropolis: “Their degree of efficiency was very excessive as we speak. Whenever you’re chasing the sport, it turns into a special dynamic.

“They’re so good in that build-up section and recycling the ball across the field.”

On upcoming Champions League video games in opposition to Barcelona: “We go once more on Tuesday. Two large video games in our season are developing.”

Newcastle’s Kieran Trippier, talking to TNT Sports activities: “The primary half-hour I believed we had achieved effectively. Metropolis are a high facet and we have now to take it on the chin as we speak.

“Metropolis bought the purpose again and with the standard they’ve, we tried to press them however there’s no excuses as we speak, we bought beat by the higher staff.

“We’ve got to focus now on Tuesday. The followers have at all times been with us via the ups and downs and they are going to be raring to go in opposition to Barcelona. It is going to be an enormous event.