Man City boss Pep Guardiola hails 'extraordinary' resilience of his players and sends them round to do a lap of honour after victory over Newcastle Man City overcame Newcastle only 72 hours after beating Sevilla in Athens The Catalan manager used 10 of same players that saw out the Super Cup win WATCH: 'It's All Kicking Off' - Episode 1 - Mail Sport's brand new football show By Joe Bernstein for MailOnline Published: 00:12, 20 August 2023 | Updated: 01:16, 20 August 2023 e-mail 5 View comments Pep Guardiola joined his players on a lap of honour after they overcame difficult circumstances to beat Newcastle 1-0 in only their second league game of the season. The Treble-winning City boss hailed his team as 'exceptional' for a victory achieved without injured trio Kevin Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and John Stones only 72 hours after beating Sevilla to win the European Super Cup in Athens. ‘This game was proof of why we have won a lot,’ said a delighted Guardiola, who gestured for his players to celebrate their win in front of the fans as if they’d won another trophy. ‘The mindset and mentality of the players amazes me every time. The conditions with which we arrived, injuries and no rest, they played really well. The commitment was absolutely amazing.’ City, who also sold captain Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez in the summer, arrived back from Greece at 4am on Thursday and Guardiola was critical of the Premier League making them play again on a Saturday night. Man City boss Pep Guardiola joined his players on a lap of honour after they beat Newcastle Guardiola used 10 of the same players that had faced Sevilla in the European Super Cup ‘We played really good. We deserved to win and could have scored more goals,’ he said ‘We know we are tired. I know we are not in the best condition. I told the players on Friday that this is a challenge. The Premier League decide we play, Ok we accept the challenge. The way we behaved was extraordinary.’ Guardiola used 10 of the same players that had faced Sevilla and didn’t make any substitutions in their latest victory. He says the lap of honour could now become a common occurrence. ‘I would like to do it every home game for our fans,’ he said. ‘They come to see us. Why can’t we share the moment. 'They showed incredible intensity to do it – really outstanding. The mindset of players amazes me every time.' Your browser does not support iframes. Share or comment on this article: Man City boss Pep Guardiola hails 'extraordinary' resilience of his players and sends them round to do a lap of honour after victory over Newcastle e-mail Add comment Comments 5 Share what you think Newest Oldest Best rated Worst rated View all The comments below have not been moderated. View all The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Add your comment Enter your comment By posting your comment you agree to our house rules . Submit Comment Clear Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. No Yes Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy .