Pep Guardiola says he was pleased with his players' effort and performance in the 4-3 loss to Celtic.

The Blues were up against a side much further along in their pre-season - this was Celtic’s fourth game of the summer.

Yet a very young City side more than held their own at the Kenan Memorial Stadium in North Carolina.

And the City boss says he has enjoyed the time spent in the east coast state.

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“This is the first time in North Carolina since I’m manager,” said Pep.

“It’s been amazing - the hotel took care of us, the distance was short ,so we’re comfortable.

“The training pitch is artificial so we adapted well.

“It was a good test, no injuries so far which are the main things.

“It’s good. I saw many good things, we created a lot of chances.

“We weren’t solid at the back in the transitions but generally it was very good.”

Watch Guardiola‘s post-match press conference by playing the video above...