Tottenham, Bournemouth, Sporting and now Brighton: there is no end to Manchester City’s crisis, which has reached its fourth defeat in a row between the Premier League and the Champions League. Former City defender Micah Richards, speaking on Match Of The Day, said: “The most important thing for me is not pressing anymore, but playing as individuals and not as a team. When you lose the best midfielder of Europe (Rodri), the team will always be put to the test. But at the moment they are too easy to beat.”
Guardiola’s words
The technician of citizens he is aware of the drastic situation and has spoken about it thus to BBC ‘Match of the Day’ post-match at the Amex Stadium: “We’re not capable of doing 90 minutes right now. We played a great first half and some moments in the second half. We lost again, so let’s clear our minds , let’s take the international break and hope that our players will return to form.”
On the form of his team: “We have to try to win games again. We couldn’t sustain the pace in the second half. Four defeats in a row. We have to change things quickly. The calendar becomes difficult, but it will happen when the players return. Maybe after seven years of wins in six Premier Leagues, maybe one year another team will deserve it. We’ll see what happens in Liverpool against Aston Villa, we’ll see.”