Man Metropolis noticed their possibilities of ending within the high 4 dented on Saturday as they suffered a slender defeat to Nottingham Forest within the Premier League.
The Difficult Bushes elevated their lead over Pep Guardiola’s group to 4 factors because of Callum Hudson-Odoi’s late strike on the Metropolis Floor.
Whereas stay fourth within the desk, Chelsea lie only one level behind them with a recreation in hand whereas Brighton and Newcastle United can go degree with wins this weekend.
Chatting with BBC Match of the Day after the ultimate whistle, admitted Man Metropolis discovered it tough to interrupt down Nuno Espirito Santo’s defensive setup.
“Tight recreation, we managed the lengthy balls to [Chris] Wooden and second balls in transition,” he mentioned. “However in second half we misplaced as soon as in transition and Callum Hudson-Odoi completed it very well.
“It’s not straightforward to play towards them. That’s the reason they’re the place they’re. We had three or 4 probabilities within the first half.
“Second half it was a bit extra tight. We concede one likelihood within the close to put up, so ultimately the steadiness was for them.”
Man Metropolis dominated possession within the second half however had been legarthic typically play and didn’t create clear lower probabilities.
“Sure it was gradual,” Guardiola admitted. “We struggled to interrupt the strains and discover areas.”
Guardiola instructed TNT Sports activities that Man Metropolis now have ten finals to attempt to qualify for subsequent season’s Uefa Champions League.
“We’ve got 10 video games to qualify, we’ve to win video games to qualify and we transfer on to the following one,” he mentioned.
“We knew the sport could be tough. Each season the Premier League will get higher and higher. We’ve got ten finals and the following one we begin.”
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