Manchester Metropolis midfielder Phil Foden revealed that the Premier League champions’ dressing room was “down and unhappy” after a dramatic derby defeat to Manchester United on Sunday.
Foden was again in Metropolis’s beginning XI after recovering from harm, however struggled to make an attacking affect on a largely stale contest. Pep Guardiola’s aspect hardly ever got here near scoring once more after Josko Gvardiol headed in Kevin De Bruyne’s deflected cross within the thirty sixth minute.
United posed little discernible risk of their very own, however snatched all three factors with two objectives in as many minutes on the demise. Defeat leaves Metropolis’s Premier League title problem in tatters and with only one win from 11 video games throughout all competitions.
Reflecting instantly after the match, Foden sighed: “I am unable to put a finger on what is going on on. I believed the efficiency was greater than adequate to get the outcome, however we got here out with no factors, and it appears to be identical story in the meanwhile.
“The altering room is clearly going to be down and unhappy,” Foden added, earlier than providing some type of rallying name, “however we will not dwell on this an excessive amount of – we now have to attempt to decide ourselves again up.
“It is about retaining our mentality sturdy all through the entire 90 minutes and we’re not doing that in the meanwhile. We’ve got to go once more and present character to come back again from this blip. It is not a time for moaning – it is about sticking collectively, remaining sturdy and going once more. I am constructive we’re going to come again.”
Foden’s teammate Bernardo Silva was slightly extra emphatic in his evaluation of the sport. The Portuguese midfielder blasted Metropolis’s gamers for “silly” errors and in contrast the reigning Premier League champions to an “Below-15” aspect.
Guardiola, who has fallen right into a pit of self-doubt throughout this disastrous run, has a free week to rally his deflated troops earlier than they journey to Birmingham to face Aston Villa on Saturday.
