Pep Guardiola fumed at his Man City players after they let a 3-0 lead slip against Feyenoord (Image: Getty)
blamed players for failing to be ‘stable’ in their collapse against Feyenoord. The champions enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 lead in the 75th minute, in a remarkable ending.
‘s brace and Ilkay Gundogan’s deflected strike seemed set to end a five-game losing run. But in the latest setback for Guardiola and his players, they somehow allowed three goals in 15 minutes and are now six games without a win heading into Sunday’s crunch clash with runaway leaders .
The City boss was particularly furious with Feyenoord’s first goal, which came after Josko Gvardiol’s poor backpass ensured Anis Hadj-Moussa was able to round Ederson and convert from a tight angle.
But the worst was yet to come as Santiago Gimenez and David Hancko scored after more City errors. It is the first time a Guardiola team has failed to win after going 3-0 ahead in over 900 matches.
“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,” Guardiola told Amazon Prime.
“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.”
Manchester City were stunned by Feyenoord (Image: Getty)
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City are now outside of the automatic qualification spots in the league phase of the Champions League. Their eight points are some distance from the 16 it is widely accepted will be enough to finish in the top eight places.
It is likely that City will need to beat , and Club Brugge to be certain of avoiding a play-off tie.
Guardiola added: “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.”