{"id":1116666,"date":"2019-11-24T17:09:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T17:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1116666"},"modified":"2019-11-24T17:11:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T17:11:48","slug":"guardiola-lampard-career-low-man-city-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/guardiola-lampard-career-low-man-city-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardiola praises Lampard for restricting him to ‘career low’ in Man City’s win over Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pep Guardiola has praised Frank Lampard’s “brave” managerial style after Man City beat Chelsea 2-1, despite having to spend extended periods of the game out of possession.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The defending champions came from a goal behind to beat the west Londoners, leapfrogging them into third place in the Premier League table, but Man City didn’t have all their own way.<\/p>\n

Lampard sets possession record: Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Man City had to come from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 on Saturday.<\/li>\n
  • That win takes the defending champions above the Blues into third place.<\/li>\n
  • But Guardiola has heaped praise on the “bravery” shown by Lampard and his players.<\/li>\n
  • Chelsea restricted City to just 46.7% possession \u2013 the lowest amount of Guardiola’s entire top-flight managerial career.<\/li>\n
  • This was also Chelsea’s first league defeat since September.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n