City beats Dortmund on penalties in ShenzhenSHENZHEN, China: Pep Guardiola got his first taste of victory as Manchester City’s manager Thursday night (Friday in Manila) after beating Borussia Dortmund on penalties in a friendly, but expressed concern about the looming English Premier League season. “Football today is tough,” said Guardiola, whose side beat their German opposition in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. City keeper Angus Gunn was the hero of penalties with three saves, including the one sealing their victory when he palmed away Mikel Merino’s attempt. In all there were six new faces from the starting XI against United as Tuchel looked to put miles into legs. Guardiola admitted City were still a work in progress with just two pre-season games completed so far, and two to come before the EPL action kicks off.

Source: Manila Times July 29, 2016 11:15 UTC