Vincent Kompany was impressed with Bayern Munich s energy while Thomas Muller revelled in a fun victory over Ulm in the DFB-Pokal.
Kompany s first competitive match in charge of Bayern ended in a resounding 4-0 win on Friday.
Muller s first-half brace got the ball rolling for Bayern, with Kingsley Coman and Harry Kane coming off the bench to add some gloss to the scoreline as Ulm rarely showed a threat going the other way.
Bayern had 16 shots and accumulated 3.28 expected goals (xG) in a dominant performance that impressed their new coach.
I m happy. We started well and were 2-0 up early on, said Kompany, as reported by Bayern s website.
I m also very happy that we kept a clean sheet. Games like this aren t always easy.
It wasn t always perfect, but we played with discipline, and 4-0 is good, now we re moving on. The important thing is that we show the right energy. That s the basis, it has to be there.
14 – In the first 14 minutes of the DFB Cup match against SSV Ulm, Thomas Müller scored his earliest brace in his 708th competitive match for FC Bayern. Early-bird.
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Muller s goals came inside the first 14 minutes. In his 708th competitive Bayern game, it is the earliest he has ever scored a double.
He said: We wanted to implement a lot of what we have worked on in the last few weeks. It s fun, I feel good, I m in good shape physically, I did my job, had a few good moves, I m happy about that.
If you look at how we work against the ball and the way we tackle, you can see a difference to what didn t do us so much good last year. I thought it was a good performance, even if there is still room for improvement with the ball.
