Manchester City’s John Stones admitted that he was “angry and frustrated” after his side’s late defeat to Real Madrid, revealing that Pep Guardiola had told his players to “take accountability” after the latest collapse.
John Stones reveals Pep Guardiola message after latest Man City collapse: ‘We have to take accountability’ Guardiola’s side squandered yet another position of strength to concede a first-leg deficit in their Champions League play-off tie.
“I don’t know how to put it into words straight away,” Stones told Amazon Prime, citing the 5-1 defeat to Arsenal as another recent performance in which Manchester City had shown compacency.
Manchester City only narrowly avoided a group stage exit from the competition, requiring a win over Club Brugge in their final fixture in the revamped league phase to set up this two-legged tie.
But Brahim Diaz, once of the Manchester club, equalised soon after before Jude Bellingham snatched a one-goal advantage in the tie in stoppage tie after another defensive error.
