Picking up the key points after the game, Man City were tied 3-3 by Feyenoord, without a win in 6 consecutive matches
- Manchester City are winless in six games, despite leading 3-0, but were eventually held to a 3-3 draw by Feyenoord Rotterdam.
- Man City have added 8 points from 5 games, dropping to 15th place in the table.
- A fragile defence remains a problem for Man City ahead of this weekend’s trip to Liverpool.
Manchester City’s poor run of six games without a win was not over, despite leading 3-0. But they were held to a 3-3 draw by Feyenoord Rotterdam in the Champions League’s league phase on Tuesday night.
The “Sky Blues” took a 3-0 lead from Erling Haaland’s penalty in the 44th minute. Then in the second half, Ilkay Gundogan added another goal in the 50th minute. And Haaland scored a brace in the 53rd minute.
However, Man City were stubbornly shot and conceded three goals in a row from Anis Hadj Moussa in the 75th minute. Santiago Jimenez in the 82nd minute and David Hankko equalized in the 89th minute.
After this game, Man City has 8 points from 5 games. Dropping to 15th place, while Feyenoord has 7 more points, ranking 20th.
Man City travel to Liverpool in the Premier League this weekend and will be hoping to secure a win.
The defense remains fragile.
Man City shouldn’t have conceded a goal in this game. As they were 3 goals ahead and should have easily closed the game out. But their defensive negligence and carelessness meant the Citizens continued their winless run to 6 games in all competitions.
Even Pep Guardiola himself had no idea what was going on with his ยูฟ่าเบท team’s defence. With him pictured on the bench clutching his head after Anis Hadj Moussa’s equaliser.
Josko Gvardiol’s complete error for the first goal continued from the previous game. Which was a loss to Tottenham Hotspur. It will be interesting to see if the Croatian defender will still start next time with this mentality.
While Ederson also recklessly came out to cut the ball and missed the goal. Which eventually equalized. In fact, before that, Man City had a free kick. They played quickly even though they chose to keep the ball as they were used to.
This kind of defensive play against a Liverpool side that is full of confidence this weekend is a cause for concern for the Spanish coach.
Injury problems
Pep is confident his side will be back in top form once players return from injury
Before this game, Man City were missing another injured player, John Stones. In addition to the players who were already injured, such as Rodri, Ruben Dias, Mateo Kovacic.
Pep has yet to find a solid centre-back this season, with injuries often taking over. And the loss of Dias and Stones, who used to form a strong partnership, has been a blow.
The impact was clear from the substitution of Nathan Ake to maintain his fitness ahead of the Liverpool game, with the score already tight. But the arrival of Jahmi Simpson-Pusy has given the opposition hope of a breakthrough.
Many already know how important Rodri is to Man City and when Kovacic was able to replace him well. He was injured again. Now the burden has fallen on Ilkay Gundogan to play as a holding midfielder instead, which is not his best position.
Gundogan’s pace has dropped off significantly, which is why Pep has been using Bernardo Silva and Matheus Nunes to help in the midfield, which initially worked well before the wounds slowly opened up when the team was behind.
Pep is now hoping there are no more injuries and the injured ones can recover quickly, but the return of Kevin De Bruyne is still good news.
Haaland’s goal-scoring form is back
Despite the many negatives to talk about, there is still some good news, which is Erling Haaland who made up for the loss to Spurs, where he had many opportunities in that game.
The Norwegian striker made the most of his time on the ball in this match, scoring two goals and possibly even a hat-trick.
When he touches the ball, he has a chance to score or cause trouble for Feyenoord’s defenders, which is at least a positive thing ahead of this weekend’s clash with Liverpool.
Interesting statistics
Manchester City have conceded at least two goals in six consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since May 1963, the season they were relegated from the top flight.
Manchester City failed to win by three goals for the first time since May 1989.
Erling Haaland had just 26 touches, at least 29 fewer than any other Man City outfielder.