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Pep Guardiola praised substitute Savinho for an improved cameo in Manchester City's win over Sunderland as he drilled home the importance of running to all of his players. The Brazilian earned the anger of his manager at Fulham in the week and 'doesn't like to listen' but showed that he had got the message.

It was typical of Guardiola to pick out the Brazilian , turning a question about Rayan Cherki and his rabona to set up Phil Foden into an answer about defensive responsibilities needed to stay in the team. Cherki was making his first start since the Newcastle defeat , and the City boss hopes that he has picked up what is needed while sitting on the bench.

If Cherki had the headlines from the 3-0 win over Sunderland, Guardiola ended up talking about the improvement

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