Manchester City can not take into consideration successful a fifth consecutive Premier League title, supervisor Pep Guardiola stated, with the group mired in a run of poor performances.
Guardiola’s aspect needed to accept some extent in a 2-2 league draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday, twice getting back from a purpose down and dropping Rico Lewis to a crimson card late within the recreation, to stay fourth within the standings.
“We take some extent. We fought unbelievable and got here again twice. It’s a season to endure. We’ll see what occurs within the final months,” Guardiola stated. “We can not speak concerning the title race once we lose 4 video games in a row and draw. We’ll attempt to recuperate gamers. We’ll see within the final month.”
Lewis and Erling Haaland scored within the draw that had Guardiola talking with satisfaction about his gamers’ resilience together with his aspect nonetheless lacking a variety of key gamers via damage and sickness.
“We have many vital gamers injured — many gamers with many minutes however the physicality is there — however we had been there, and we did every little thing we might to win, and I’m so happy and pleased with the gamers,” the Spaniard stated.
Manuel Akanji and Nathan Aké had been the most recent to affix City’s checklist of absentees, sidelined after accidents suffered of their 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Wednesday. Phil Foden sat out his second successive recreation with bronchitis.
The draw, nevertheless, felt like a loss when it comes to City’s probabilities of remaining within the title struggle.
“With Man City it is at all times two factors misplaced,” City midfielder Bernardo Silva stated. “One level is best than zero however we’re not blissful for the time being. We know our scenario with accidents. Coming to Crystal Palace isn’t simple however we now have to do higher.
“When I end a recreation and I get some extent I’m not blissful. It’s not the best way we constructed this group, it is not our normal. We’re in December. We’d wish to be in a unique place. If we recuperate our gamers rapidly we will at all times do it. But proper now our concern is a unique one.
“If we’re fourth or fifth we now have to have a look at successful the subsequent recreation. The final month and a half haven’t been ok.”
Next up for Man City is an enormous Champions League recreation towards Juventus on Dec. 11.
Information from Reuters was used on this story.
