Pep Guardiola is confident his team will regain back their form after losing 2-1 at Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday evening, Afrosport reports.
City led for much of the game through Erling Haaland’s first half opener but the Seagulls were the dominant side after the break with their pressure finally paying off with Joao Pedro and Matt O’Riley finding the back of the net in final 12 minutes.
It meant City have now lost four competitive games in a row, the first time it is happening in the managerial career of Guardiola.
“I will reflect in these ten days, clear our heads, players come back fit, this is the target,” he told the club website.
“When the players come back, I’d like to play the level of the first half.
“It was a really good first half. 70 minutes was really good.
“I know how we are playing. I won’t convince you. The level we’re playing is really good in certain moments but we are not able to continue for a long time.
“I’m sure when the players come back, they can make some individual qualities on the team and we’ll be back.”
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He added: “This is my challenge, I love a challenge. I won’t step back, more than ever I want to do it. We will try again.
“We try to analyse how we perform – four in a row. Okay. The question is how we are playing.
“Bournemouth deserve it, but the games were really good…Spurs, the young lads. There were many positive things in Lisbon and now in Brighton but we lost.
“It looks like excuses. This is what I feel. When we play bad, I’m the first to say. I don’t have that feeling.”
Man City remain in second place on the Premier League standings behind leaders Liverpool.
