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Swansea boss Clement pleased with second-half response against Man City

Swansea City boss Paul Clement was pleased to see a second-half reaction from his side in the 2-1 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

The Swans went down to an early opener from Gabriel Jesus, but produced a spirited second-half performance and levelled the score through Gylfi Sigurdsson in the 81st minute.

However, Jesus scored again in the second minute of injury time to steal all three points for the home side.

"The first half was very frustrating," the Swans head coach said.

"We were under pressure from the first minute to the 45th minute and the fact that only one goal went in was a bonus for us.

"Our defensive shape wasn't too bad, but in terms of getting pressure on the ball and being aggressive in one-v-one situations, we weren't good enough.

"When we did get the ball, we were wasteful.

"There were lots of things to improve on and it was good that half-time came.

"We changed some things and the players responded in the second half. We were a totally different team.

"We were the better team in the second half. We were more confident with the ball and more aggressive defensively and we scored a very good goal.

"Clearly, conceding the second goal was a big blow because we did enough over the 90 minutes to warrant a point."

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