Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says Eric Garcia deserved his chance for their Carabao Cup quarterfinal shootout victory over Leicester City.

Guardiola reserved special praise for Garcia at the final whistle.

"Eric has a lot of personality," he said.

"He is a guy who has a lot of positional sense. He's not the strongest one or the fastest but few times do the opponent beat him positionally.

"He's able to guide the line. He has good vision, a good pass. I'm very pleased. He didn't make one mistake. One thing is a friendly and the other is a knockout game. He was incredible."