MANCHESTER CITY made the perfect return to Prem action against Leeds - but Pep Guardiola was left red-faced at Elland Road.<br /><br />Rodri's strike in the first-half stoppage-time strike and Erling Haaland's brace secured three crucial points for the reigning champions.<br /><br />Not even Pascal Struijk's goal could overshadow City's evening.<br /><br />But moments after Leeds' consolation, Guardiola showed his anger by kicking a water bottle on the touchline.<br /><br />Unfortunately for the Spaniard, he made a cleaner connection than expected and the bottle seemed to strike someone on the Leeds bench.<br /><br />He reacted by putting his head into his hands and then rushing over to apologize.<br /><br />And fans have been reacting to the hilarious moment on social media.<br /><br />One said: "That’s an interesting take on ensuring the Leeds bench stays hydrated…"<br /><br />Another chimed in with: "Oh dear who did he hit?! ."<br /><br />A third added: "He can’t leave this league man ."<br /><br />Overall though, Guardiola would have surely been content with what he saw after City comfortably ran out 3-1 winners.<br /><br />His side mustered up 26 shots on goal and dominated the possession.<br /><br />Guardiola said: "We played really well against this team in this stadium. We made a great performance in the second half when they were a bit more open.<br /><br />"After the World Cup, nobody knows how we were going to react and the way Leeds were playing lately. Today, with the ball, we were brilliant.<br /><br />"The relationship between Rico Lewis and Rodri was brilliant in the middle of the pitch."<br /><br />And the City boss reserved special praise for Haaland, who reached 20 goals for the season after just 14 games.<br /><br />Guardiola added: "He (Haaland) scored a lot of goals but he could have scored more. He helps us a lot."<br /><br />Guardiola and City will be hoping to continue hunting down Arsenal when they host Everton on New Year's Eve.<br />
