Claudio Bravo says he felt 'comfortable' on his Manchester City debut

By Allan Valente

Image: Claudio Bravo said he felt comfortable during the Manchester derby at Old Trafford

Claudio Bravo says he felt "comfortable" on his Manchester City debut, despite enduring a baptism of fire at Old Trafford.

The 33-year-old was thrown straight in at the deep end after his move from Barcelona, with his first match coming in an ultimately victorious Manchester derby.

However, he failed to deal with a Wayne Rooney free-kick allowing Zlatan Ibrahimovic to turn the ball home and Jose Mourinho claimed the Chilean should have been sent off early in the second half after running into trouble in his box and lunging at United captain Rooney.

Image: Zlatan Ibrahimovic capitalised on Claudio Bravo's error in the Manchester derby

There were some other nervy moments, but Pep Guardiola labelled his efforts "amazing", with the goalkeeper's strength of character clear by his post-match comments.

"Good, good - comfortable," Bravo said when asked how he felt.

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"We have a team here that has personality, we are improving day by day and the matches that we want to win are these, against our rivals, and for that reason I am happy.

"I am happy with my first week, with the work I have done. We played well against a very big team and a team that was very strong and they kept putting the ball in the air to try and complicate things, but we survived."

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City's attention quickly turns to Tuesday's Champions League encounter at home to Borussia Monchengladbach where Bravo is likely to start once more and team-mate Nolito is confident in his ability to shine.

"I think Claudio Bravo is a magnificent goalkeeper, a spectacular goalkeeper," the Spain international said.

Image: Bravo challenges Wayne Rooney at Old Trafford

"We are very happy that he is here with us. We are very relaxed with him and that's it. It's a special day for him because making your debut in a derby like this is not easy.

"And I thought he played well and I am happy he signed for us, so congratulations to him. I am happy that he is with us and he played well."

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