Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his team are fragile after they surrendered a three-goal lead against Feyenoord in the Champions League.
The Premier League champions looked set to win their first game in six following a 4-0 loss to Tottenham at the weekend but collapsed at home once again.
City stormed into a 3-0 lead, courtesy of goals from Erling Haaland and Ilkay Gundogan.
But after tweaking with his team in the final 15 minutes, Feyenoord seized the initiative to fight back.
There was yet more questionable defending from Josko Gvardiol and goalkeeper Ederson, but Guardiola stated that his team are simply fragile in this moment.
Speaking after the game, he said: “The game was fine at 3-0, playing good, but then we concede a lot goals because we were not stable.
“We gave them the first and then the other one, that is why it was difficult.
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“We lost a lot of games lately, we are fragile and of course we needed a victory, the game was good for the confidence.
“We were playing a good level but the first time something happened we had problems.
“I don’t know if it is mental. The first goal cannot happen and the second as well. After that we forget what happen, we were desperate to win and do well, we do well but don’t win games.
“The situation is what it is. We played a good game but at that level we can’t give them away.
“Right now I am not ready to think about that [need to win final three games to finish top eight].
“We have to recover and prepare for the next game. If we are not able to win games like we did today it is difficult to do it.”
Things do not get any easier for City as they head to Anfield to face Liverpool on Sunday.
