“Goodness. Gracious. Me” - Gary Neville notices how Manchester City superstar struggled in 4-0 defeat against Tottenham
Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville was surprised by Manchester City captain Kyle Walker's struggles in the reigning English champion's 4-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur yesterday (November 23). The English defender, who is often hailed for his pace, was beaten in a foot race by Timo Werner in one of his poorest performances for the club.
Walker, 34, joined the English champions in 2017 from Tottenham in a reported €52.7 million deal. He has played 310 games for the Cityzens and helped them to six Premier League titles, a UEFA Champions League crown, two FA Cups, and four League Cups.
However, the veteran defender did not have his best game against his former side, and Neville, a former Premier League defender himself, reacted during his commentary on Sky Sports:
“Goodness. Gracious. Me. You don’t see that very often, but we’ve seen it a few times in the last couple of weeks. Vinicius Junior, [Kylian] Mbappe, he’s handled them all, Walker, but he’s struggling at this moment in time.”
Manchester City are in a terrible patch of form at the moment. The reigning English champions have suffered a fifth consecutive defeat across competitions. The loss to Spurs could well be a death blow to their hopes of retaining their league crown for a fifth successive season.
"We are fragile at the moment, we could not defend properly" - Pep Guardiola shares opinion on Manchester City's latest defeat
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has shared his thoughts on his side's 4-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur. The Cityzens are in a tailspin and have lost five games in a row under the former Barcelona manager for the first time.
The English champions have been the picture of consistency under the Catalan tactician, but the wheels seem to have fallen off recently. Speaking with BBC Sport after the match, Guardiola mused:
"We are fragile at the moment, we could not defend properly. We started well, struggled to score and then conceded. Then situation is more difficult. I've been here as a player, maybe not as a manager, first three games at Barcelona we lost. The only chance we have is stay there. Last eight years the results have been there, it would be a mistake to change the approach."
He concluded:
"I don’t know what will happen this season, but not for one second will I not believe in these players. There is no team in the world that can sustain success for eight, nine, ten years in a row. Of course everything is not fine, but what we try to do is analyse it, let’s go to next game and see what happens."
Manchester City will be desperate to return to winning ways when they face Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League midweek (November 26). Following that is a trip to Anfield on the weekend against league leaders Liverpool (December 1).
