Manchester City defender Kyle Walker came off the bench to help his team out recently but couldn't do what he wanted to
Kyle Walker opened up on losing out in a footrace to Adama Traore in Manchester City's 3-2 win over Fulham.
City beat the West London side at the Etihad earlier this month thanks to a Mateo Kovacic brace and an excellent strike from Jeremy Doku, but they did not have it all their own way. Pep Guardiola was not happy with the final 30 minutes in particular as Fulham increasingly found joy countering City, and even the introduction of Walker from the bench could not turn the tide.
Walker, known for his speed, was ahead of forward Adama Traore as the ball popped up in the centre-circle yet the Spaniard raced past him before Ederson came to the rescue with a good save. And when former City midfielder Michael Brown brought up the incident, club captain Walker dived headfirst into the situation as he held his hands up for losing out.
"I want to address it," he said on his BBC podcast. "I thought that I had him. It's not an excuse, he beat me fair and square but I'm going to remember it. "My arm should have come across. When I start running backwards nine times out of 10 people stop but he obviously backs himself so much - just like I do - he's thought 'I can catch him'. Next thing I know he's in front of me and I've tried to give him the arm to claw a little bit back but he's that strong."
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