‘We were better than the first game’ – Guardiola

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says it was a “step forward” for his side, despite their 3-2 defeat by AC Milan.

Erling Haaland put City in front at the Yankee Stadium when he steered in a left-foot shot from an Oscar Bobb pull-back.

Lorenzo Colombo equalised and quickly added a second for the Italian side as they went into half-time in the the lead.

James McAtee headed in for City to level the game at 2-2 before Marco Nasti scored a winner with a first-time shot from the edge of the box to give AC Milan victory.

Guardiola’s side also came up short in the first game of their pre-season US tour against Celtic, but the City boss feels the Premier League champions are making progress.

“We were better than the first game and some of the players made a step forward,” he said after the match.

“It was really good in general, everyone was really good against a senior Champions League team like AC Milan.

“It was a step forward, no injuries, minutes in our legs, another test and now we fly to another game in a few days.”