Semenyo: Marisca was not happy, and we decided the match by winning the duels

Antoine Semenyo, a player for Manchester City, spoke about the thrilling victory over Sunderland with a score of 5-3, in the fifth round of the Premier League, after scoring two goals during the match.

Antoine Semenyo stated that Mariska was not happy with the team's performance at half-time, urging the players to improve their handling of challenges, which helped Manchester City secure the match in the second half.

Speaking about Mariska's talk at halftime, Semenyo said: "He wasn't too happy, we needed to win the duels, and that was the key thing in the match."

Regarding the impact of winning duels, he added: "If we win the duels, I knew we would score, and in the second half that changed, we won more duels and scored our goals."

Regarding the difficulty of the match: "If you win in the end, you definitely enjoy it, but if you lose, it's not quite the same."

He continued: "It was a tough match, and we knew it would be so. They are a very good team and made things difficult for us, but we stood firm as a team to get the three points."

Regarding the team's start: "Things are going well so far, we don't want to feel overly satisfied, everyone is adapting, and we are also building a good culture, and we hope to collect as many points as possible."