special thanks to the head groundsman and his team for their win over west ham this afternoon. the second half at the etihad was delayed by almost ten minutes so snow could be cleared from the pitch. despite the weather, ilkay gundogan broke through before half time. with fernandinho s effort in the final minute proving decisive when manuel lanzini pulled one back for west ham with the final kick of the game. that result sees city leapfrog liverpool to regain second place. manager pep guardiola, says the cold never bothered him anyway. maybe next day we will play on a sunny day, you have to adapt. the manager and players who complain about injured players or complain about injured players or complain about the weather, the pitch, they cannot go through. it is a challenge. go there and beat the opponent. challenge. go there and beat the o- onent. ., ., challenge. go there and beat the opponent- of - challenge. go there and beat the| opponent. of course. elsewhere, everton s poor run o