Pep Guardiola said he was “not good enough” to find a solution to Manchester City’s woes after they conceded two late goals to slump to a 2-1 home derby defeat to rivals Manchester United. City had led through Josko Gvardiol’s 36th-minute header but rarely looked comfortable in the game and it all unravelled in stunning fashion at the death. Matheus Nunes, asked to fill in at left-back, was guilty of a poor back-pass and then fouled Amad Diallo trying to make amends to concede a penalty which Bruno Fernandes converted in the 88th minute, and two minutes later Diallo found space to latch on to a long ball and score the winner.
It was an eighth defeat in 11 games for City as their crisis continued to spiral, and Guardiola admitted he cannot find the answers . ‘I’m the boss, I’m the manager, I have to find solutions but I don’t find solutions,’ Guardiola said. ‘This is a big club and when you lose eight of (11) something is wrong.
You can say the schedule is tough or the injuries to players, but no. ‘I’m the manager and I’m not good enough, simple as that. I have to find a way to talk to them, to train them in the way we need to play, to press the way we need to press.
I’m not good enough. I’m not doing well. That is the truth.
’ Guardiola signed a new two-year contract in November at a point when City had lost four in a row, saying he did not feel he could leave the club at a difficult time. Now he is facing questions as to how – and when – he.
