Guardiola contradicts Silva: Manchester City not in the dark!

Guardiola contradicts Silva: Manchester City not in the dark!

Lissabon, Portugal - Lisbon - a shock for Manchester City! Coach Pep Guardiola contradicts his player Bernardo Silva after the bitter 1: 4 defeat in the Champions League against Sporting Lisbon. Silva had said that the team was "a bit in a dark place". However, Guardiola vigorously counters: "I don't agree with him. We are not in a dark place. We played really badly against Bournemouth, but today our performance was good." But can you really believe that?

The defeat in Portugal was the third setback in a row for the Citizens! Previously, City had already lost in the League Cup against Tottenham Hotspur and in the Premier League against Bournemouth. Despite an early tour of Phil Foden in the fourth minute, the shot went back tremendously. Guardiola emphasized how close to the second and third goal, but the missed opportunities revenge. Viktor Gyökeres converted a counterattack to the flattering balance in the 38th minute.

The disaster takes its course

And it got worse: Maxi Araujo met in the 46th minute, followed by Gyökeres, who increased in the 49th minute by penalty. The Swede finally grabbed the last goal of the game, again from the point, in the 81st minute. City's Erling Haaland previously failed with a penalty on the crossbar - another sign of the crisis! The last time that City experienced three defeats in a row was in 2018. Silva said after the game: "We definitely have to look internally what we don't do well and start quickly. Otherwise it will be difficult to come back after these defeats." Despite these defeats, Manchester City with seven points in the upper third of the table of the Champions League and is in the Premier League with only two points behind FC Liverpool in second place.