The Norwegian was involved in all three of City’s goals in our 4-3 defeat to the Scottish champions, setting up Maximo Perrone and Erling Haaland after grabbing our opener at the Kenan Memorial Stadium.
Still just 21, Bobb’s display indicated that he’ll continue to blossom under Guardiola’s guidance following a breakout 2023/24 campaign.
For the boss, the midfielder’s performance was one of several positives in Chapel Hill, despite City ultimately being edged out in the first of our four US friendlies.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CITY’S USA TOUR
“Yes of course,” Guardiola said when asked if he was pleased with Bobb’s progress.
“Sometimes he’s a bit shy but when he plays without fear he has incredible potential.
“He connected well, and Nico [O’Reilly] played well too.
“You come here, and they were tough opponents. All of them will be, AC Milan, Barcelona, Chelsea, they have top players.
“It’s steps, and it’s good to see the loan players, how they come back and behave and also the rhythm for the senior ones. Many things were good.”
Hear Pep Guardiola’s post-match thoughts in full via the video above…
USA TOUR 2024
City are still to face AC Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea during the Club’s pre-season tour of the United States.
As always, mancity.com and the official app are the best places to keep across all things City during our time in the US.
Including pre-match press conferences and live open training as well as detailed and varied in-game and post-friendly coverage of all our fixtures, our website and app provide fans with a complete City experience, all from one handy place.
All US Tour matches will be broadcast live on CITY+ in the following countries: United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Sweden and United Arab Emirates.
To access these matches from one of the locations listed above, you will need an active CITY+ subscription. Those same restrictions will apply to full-match replays and Pitcam highlights.
For fans living outside of the countries named, we will have a full explainer article on how to tune in coming in due course.
Subscribers will be able to watch on the official app and mancity.com, with the option to cast matches onto their TV from mobile devices. Find out how to do this via our handy guide here.
For more information on CITY+, including subscription prices, click here.
