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'It was a laboured victory' - Muller and Flick critical of Bayern Munich performance after narrow Koln win

Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller and head coach Hansi Flick were united in their frustration with the Bundesliga champions' performance in Saturday's slender 2-1 win at Cologne.

Muller gave Bayern the opening goal with a penalty before Serge Gnabry made it 2-0 on the stroke of half-time with a fine effort that ultimately proved to be the winner.

Cologne pulled one back late on as they enjoyed some pressure of their own, but Bayern – who rested talismanic striker Robert Lewandowski – did just enough to take the points.

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Neither Muller nor Flick were impressed, however, with the former particularly vocal after the match.