Guardiola reveals he chose Man City's penalty-takers ahead of their Super Cup

Pep Guardiola has said that he took charge of selecting Manchester City's penalty takers in their Uefa Super Cup victory against Sevilla.

City scored all five of their spot-kicks to take home the trophy after the game finished 1-1 after 90 minutes in Athens, with Sevilla's Nemanja Gudelj hitting the bar from 12 yards to hand Guardiola's side the win.

The City boss took credit for the shootout success, saying he chose all five takers unlike against Arsenal when he allowed the players to decide and the treble winners tasted defeat.

He told TNT Sports: 'This time, they didn’t choose who were the takers, I chose the takers.'

Kevin de Bruyne and Rodri both failed to find the net with their penalties against Arsenal at Wembley, allowing Fabio Vieira to fire home the winning kick.

It handed City's title rivals some early-season impetus, and Guardiola decided to take charge in the Super Cup final to claim the win.

Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez, Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish and Kyle Walker all scored against Sevilla to secure the victory.

Guardiola was particularly delighted with England defender Walker, who saw his attempt squirm beneath the body of opposition goalkeeper Bono before crossing the line.

He said: ''I’m very pleased, particularly with Kyle [Walker] because I think it’s maybe the first penalty he ever had in his life, and it was the last one. But he did it really well.

'That reflects the mentality of the players because penalties are a mental issue.'

City have now won six of the eight shootouts they have been a part of since Guardiola became head coach in 2016, suggesting they have a good record from the spot regardless of who is picking the kick-takers.

The Catalan was also pleased to become the first manager to win the