Champions League: Why Man City lost 4-1 to Sporting – Guardiola

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Champions League: Why Man City lost 4-1 to Sporting – Guardiola

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has admitted his team is struggling to score goals.

Guardiola made this remark after they lost 4-1 to Sporting Lison in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

It was the third consecutive defeat for the Premier League champions in all competitions.

Viktor Gyokeres scored a hat-trick for the Portuguese champions, while Erling Haaland missed a late penalty with the scores at 3-1.

Guardiola said: “We had a fantastic first half, now we are struggling to score. We create and concede when the opponents don’t do much.

“The first half was really good, we scored a goal, but every pass, the simple things we missed sometimes.

“It can happen. After the third and the fourth we have to avoid it.

“Emotionally we were not stable enough and in this competition you have to be stable. At 2-1, many things can happen. We have to be emotionally more stable.”