Swedish Viktor Gyökeres scored a hat-trick in Sporting’s 4-1 win at home. Afterwards, City’s midfield star Bernardo Silva was clear about the situation the team is in. Tuesday’s loss was City’s second in a short time after the weekend’s loss to Bournemouth in the domestic league.
– We started well and created chances, but then out of nowhere we went into the break at 1-1. At the start of the second half, we gave them too many chances, Silva said after the match, according to Manchester Evening News.
– It is disappointing. We are in a dark place and everything seems to be going the wrong way. Even when we play well, we don’t score and we concede goals too easily. We need to have some discussions internally and get better quickly. Otherwise, it will be difficult to come back from losses like these, he continued.
Guardiola was presented with Silva’s statements at the press conference. He believes the loss was more nuanced than that.
– I do not agree with him. We played very badly against Bournemouth, but very well today. My only regret is that we conceded the third and fourth goals. The penalties were not necessary, Guardiola said, adding:
– We lost 1-4, so I can’t defend anything. We deserved it. We were close to leading 3-0, but then everything changed quickly.