Guardiola ready to make changes needed at Bayern

Pep Guardiola has highlighted the improvements still needed to be made in his Bayern Munich side after their 3-1 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach kicked off the new Bundesliga season.

Guardiola took charge of his first Bundesliga game as Bayern coach on Friday at Munich’s Allianz Arena and spent 71 of the 90 minutes barking instructions from the sidelines.

Goals by Dutch winger Arjen Robben, Croatia’s Mario Mandzukic and Austria’s David Alaba gave defending German champions Bayern three points at home on Friday night.

But the Spaniard then presented an extensive list of areas Bayern must improve — something of concern for the club’s senior figures, who have set high standards.

“We didn’t always press well, gave Gladbach too much time, our counter-attacks weren’t always well controlled and when we lost the ball, we didn’t always get back into position straight away,” said Guardiola.

Bayern leaked just 18 goals last season — a record low in the Bundesliga — but goalkeeper Manuel Neuer had a busy night against Gladbach.

“I had lots and lots to do,” admitted the Germany ‘keeper who is more used to quieter evenings when Bayern dominated last season.

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