Pep Guardiola confessed before this game to becoming frustrated at Manchester City’s inability to do the simple things well. He will be closer to furious now that his side have lost ground in the Champions League with their most inept performance of the season, the English champions being made to look amateurish at times by the side that finished third in Ligue 1 last season.
Lyon were actually quite good, despite a poor run of domestic form, but with Guardiola taking a turn at being a spectator City were short of ideas and leadership on the pitch.
Written by Paul Wilson at the Etihad Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/19/manchester-city-lyon-champions-league-match-report under the title “Manchester City pay price for carelessness with shock loss to Lyon”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
