Manchester City unrecognizable, in their fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions and at the mercy of injuries. It couldn’t be worse for Pep Guardiola and his crew, it being understood that Liverpool’s final result against Aston Villa has not yet been decided and we still have to wait to witness the possible escape of the Reds. The fact is that the break couldn’t come at a better time for the citizens and following the 2-1 defeat by Brighton in the Premier League today at the microphones of Sky Sports UK the captain put his face to it, Kyle Walker.
First words: “We were arriving on the ball a little late, but I think that’s the period we’re going through at the moment. The international break came at the right time. There are many reasons (for our decline in form, ed.). How do we you feel it day by day. It’s tough, but in the last eight years we’ve been lucky to have a lot of success here. You have to put on your rubber boots and face the mud in the club, but we are Manchester City. We are the champions in office and we should come here and get a result.”
On Manchester City’s injuries: “We have a good group of players. We miss the injured players a lot, but we are not here to complain. We are here to play football and make sure we get results for this club.” On the losing streak: “It depends on us players. We have to show that we fight for this great club. It’s hard to accept and I assure you that everyone wants to reverse course as soon as possible.”
The complete program of the 11th round
Saturday 9 November
Wolverhampton-Southampton 2-0
West Ham-Everton 0-0
Brentford-Bournemouth 3-2
Crystal Palace-Fulham 0-2
Brighton-Manchester City 2-1
Liverpool-Aston Villa 2-0
Sunday 10 November
Manchester United-Leicester 3pm
Nottingham Forest v Newcastle 3pm
Tottenham v Ipswich Town 3pm
Chelsea-Arsenal 5.30pm
CLASSIFICATION
Liverpool 28 points
Manchester City 23 points
Nottingham 19 points*
Brighton 19 points
Chelsea 18 points*
Arsenal 18 points*
Fulham 18 points
Aston Villa 18 points
Tottenham 16 points*
Brentford 16 points
Bournemouth 15 points
Newcastle 15 points*
Manchester United 12 points*
West Ham 12 points
Leicester 10 points*
Everton 10 points
Crystal Palace 7 points
Wolves 6 points
Ipswich 5 points*
Southampton 4 points
*one race less