Pep Guardiola admits two Man City stars could not connect in latest Champions League collapse

City raced into a two-goal pb aboriginal into the second-half aft a cagey opening 45 minutes, with Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland uncovering the backmost of the net.

PSG, however, would onslaught backmost not agelong aft erstwhile Ousmane Dembele pulled 1 backmost earlier Guardiola’s broadside collapsed successful Europe again.

Guardiola’s broadside beryllium 25th successful the Champions League table and are astatine existent hazard of dropping retired of the contention wholly if they cannot bushed Club Brugge successful their League signifier finale adjacent week.

The City brag admitted PSG’s assertive pressing and velocity successful transitions made it hard for the distant side, highlighting the information that the likes of Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva were incapable to support the shot to clasp the Ligue 1 giants astatine bay.

“They [PSG] were much aggressive,” helium said. “They leap truly well, they compression truly good and we could not marque the process that we should.

“The transportation with Bernardo and Kova was not possible, oregon was not good. We could not marque the process and successful presumption of transitions, we cannot header with them.

“They are faster and quicker, truthful we person to support with the shot and we didn’t bash that. It’s intolerable to support good if you don’t play.”