Semenyo’s winner silenced a raucous and rowdy crowd with an actual poacher’s end, reacting quickest to latch on to Rayan Ait-Nouri’s cross and changing with aplomb.
“We made a lot of passes that we needed to do to survive without much intention to attack,” mentioned Guardiola.
“The reaction was amazing – unbelievable with the goal we scored. A complete game in a tough, tough place, and 10 games left in the Premier League. Time to be decisive.
“Now we’re constructing these gamers and so they have a protracted, very long time right here. It is essential for the long run for the membership.”
Semenyo is taking the goalscoring burden off Haaland’s shoulders – solely his team-mate with 29 and Brentford‘s Igor Thiago (19) have been concerned in additional Premier League targets than Semenyo’s 18.
Since signing for City, Semenyo has scored four league goals and provided one assist, a goal contributions record which is bettered only by Chelsea pair Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro, who have six apiece.
In late November Haaland had scored 58% of City’s goals, taken 30% of their shots and had 57% of their expected goals (xG).
He had scored 19 goals in all competitions. Burnley‘s Maxime Esteve was City’s second highest scorer in the league thanks to his two own goals in the game at Etihad Stadium.
Now, whereas Haaland’s spectacular haul of 29 targets for the marketing campaign nonetheless leads the best way, Semenyo – and others – are silencing those that feared City have been too reliant on the Norwegian’s targets.
