MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JANUARY 24: Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City speaks to Antoine SemenyoManchester City manager Pep Guardiola has praised forward Antoine Semenyo after another starring display in the Premier League.Semenyo scored and delivered an assist as City beat Fulham 3-0 to keep the pressure on Arsenal in the EPL title challenge.The Ghana international, who joined the Etihad outfit in January, has become an instant hit with his fifth strike coming after just 8 games.Guardiola hailed the 26-year-old’s qualities and believes his signing is a masterstroke by the club’s hierarchy.[Semenyo] has a sense of the second balls in the box but not just thatthe pace and intensityhe is a top, top player,” said Guardiola after the game.The club made a good mark [signing Semenyo] and Antoine is an incredible signing,” he added.Meanwhile, Semenyo shared the secret to his explosive start to life at the Etihad, applauding his teammates for helping his settle quickly.[Theres] no secrets! Its just being part of a great team, a great environment, the coach has been great and theyve made it easy for me to settle. Its all a fairytale right now,” said the Ghanaian after the game.[It was] very important [to win]. That was the message from when the game was done against Liverpool. Just backing up what we did on the weekend, it was a tough graft and we got the three points, today we did the same thing. Im happy.He [OReilly] has got that in the locker. Hes a very technical player. When I slid him in I knew he was going to score.



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