Bernardo Silva conceded Manchester Metropolis have been in a “darkish place” after they suffered a 4-1 hammering at Sporting CP tonight – their third successive defeat.
On an evening billed as Pep Guardiola versus Ruben Amorim, it was the incoming Manchester United boss who was a good-looking victor, incomes the acclaim of the Jose Alvalade crowd on his ultimate house sport in cost.
Former Coventry striker Viktor Gyokores scored a hat-trick for Sporting as Metropolis crumbled after dominating the primary half.
Phil Foden put the guests forward earlier than Gyokores took centre stage. Erling Haaland additionally missed a second-half penalty to compound a depressing evening for Metropolis, who haven’t misplaced three gams on the bounce because the 2017-18 season.
“We’re in a little bit of a darkish place proper now, and all the pieces appears to be going within the flawed approach.”
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Silva advised TNT Sports activities: “It’s disappointing as a result of we’re a bit in a darkish place proper now. Every little thing appears to be going the flawed approach.
“Even once we are taking part in properly we don’t rating our possibilities and we concede too simply. We undoubtedly have to look inside and test what we’re not doing properly. And we have to get higher in a short time in any other case it will likely be very troublesome to come back again from these losses.
“It’s troublesome to seek out causes for what is going on to us. I don’t bear in mind in seven-and-a-half seasons this workforce shedding three video games in a row. It simply appears like this workforce goes the flawed approach now.
“We have to be higher, clearly. Our injured gamers want to come back again as a result of we want them and it’s simply not ok tonight.”
Guardiola – I wish to combat
Guardiola admitted it was a ‘troublesome second’ however mentioned it made him much more decided to place it proper.
He mentioned: “Now could be the troublesome second by way of outcomes however I wish to be right here. I wish to combat and never surrender, I like this problem as a supervisor I’ve forward of me. Who desires to observe us can be there.
“It’s soccer. Possibly what we lived prior to now is the exception. Generally you may lose. We have been within the place the place they punished us for the few possibilities that they had and we struggled for the probabilities we had.
“The primary half was virtually sufficient to complete the sport after which we have been shedding 3-1.
“It may occur. After the third and the fourth we’ve got to keep away from it. Emotionally we weren’t secure sufficient and on this competitors you need to be secure. At 2-1, many issues can occur. We now have to be emotionally extra secure.”
