nuno168 Manchester City ‘s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola admitted that the “Sky Blues” had serious defensive problems, which led to a 4-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the league on Saturday.

The 53-year-old, who recently signed a new contract with City until 2027, said: “In this moment we were really fragile defensively. We started well but we couldn’t score and then we conceded the first goal. nuno168

“Of course, conceding another goal is difficult to keep our emotions in check. In eight years, we have never been in this situation. Now we have to live with it and beat it by winning the next game. At the moment we see things in a negative way. Maybe in a few weeks we will see something different.”

“Of course Rodri is important but we know he hasn’t played for months, John Stones has only played 45 minutes this season, Jack Grealish has had a couple of injuries, Kevin De Bruyne has had two months, we need to come back and freshen up mentally, it’s a long season, things can happen.”

“Before the game I didn’t know what was going to happen today, so I didn’t know what was going to happen at Anfield (in the next league game). Everyone knows that this situation is new for us, but we struggle more without the ball. We try to create chances and we are still determined to come back.” ( nuno168 )