vox888 Manuel Akanji says Manchester City are waking up to reality and not running in fields of lavender, so the target for this season’s Premier League is not a fifth successive title but a Champions League place. vox888

City recently drew 1-1 at home with Everton, meaning they have now lost four consecutive league games after 18 matchdays, and are now 11 points behind leaders Liverpool, who have played two games less.  ( vox888 ) 

That has led the Swiss star to remind his teammates to focus on themselves and to make a mark on the team, while sharing the honour with other teams. 

“I think what we do during the game should have more of a kick,” he told Amazon Prime Sports.

“We created a lot of chances. It’s a pity we couldn’t convert another goal. It ended at 1-1. That’s the end of the game. That’s football.” 

“Looking at the game, we should have scored 3-4 goals, but we missed. And at the end of the game, we were counterattacked and almost lost.”

“At that moment, we tried to fold the field and attack, but we were counterattacked and ended up in a 2-on-6 situation in front of our own goal.”