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Pep Guardiola tells Man City players the area they must improve in after RB Leipzig win
28.11.2023 - 23:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Pep Guardiola has told his Manchester City players it is "not normal" to concede goals in the way they did against Chelsea and RB Leipzig after the Blues were again exposed on the break in the Champions League.
After the chaotic 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge, City were much better defensively against Liverpool at the weekend, but bad habits returned on Tuesday, with the Bundesliga side 2-0 up at half-time, before a second-half comeback earned Guardiola's side a 3-2 win and safe passage into the knockout stages as group winners.
Lois Openda netted both goals with Manuel Akanji and Ruben Dias losing individual duels against the Belgian striker, allowing him to break clear to latch on to long balls and beat Stefan Ortega on both occasions.
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It was a night when City were again picked apart on the break and Guardiola knows it is an area they must improve in if they are to come close to matching last season's achievements.
"It is not normal to concede four goals the way we did against Chelsea and today, it is the truth. That didn’t happen last season," said Guardiola.
"We talked about it, it’s football, human beings, it happens, but we have to improve it. The decisions against Liverpool, were brilliant, really good against fast, fast players. Sometimes I have the feeling we’re so anxious, the first yellow card from Ruben isn’t necessary. You have to get better, we were lucky today."
Dias was fortunate to avoid a second booking as well and he was taken off at the break to be replaced by Nathan Ake, but Guardiola was disappointed with the failure of both of his starting central defenders to
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