Vindication for Guardiola as City sets England alight

Pep proves detractors wrong by showing style needn't be sacrificed

MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was basking in a victory that might have wrapped up the Premier League title by early December when he turned on the skeptics who doubted his philosophy could work in English soccer.

"People said in England you cannot play that way," Guardiola said after City's 2-1 win at Manchester United on Sunday. "In England, you can play that way as well."