Bernardo Silva conceded Manchester Metropolis had been in a “darkish place” after they suffered a 4-1 hammering at Sporting CP tonight – their third successive defeat.
On an evening billed as Pep Guardiola versus Ruben Amorim, it was the incoming Manchester United boss who was a good-looking victor, incomes the acclaim of the Jose Alvalade crowd on his remaining residence recreation in cost.
Former Coventry striker Viktor Gyokores scored a hat-trick for Sporting as Metropolis crumbled after dominating the primary half.
Phil Foden put the guests forward earlier than Gyokores took centre stage. Erling Haaland additionally missed a second-half penalty to compound a depressing night time for Metropolis, who haven’t misplaced three gams on the bounce because the 2017-18 season.
“We’re in a little bit of a darkish place proper now, and all the things seems to be going within the improper method.”
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Silva informed TNT Sports activities: “It’s disappointing as a result of we’re a bit in a darkish place proper now. The whole lot seems to be going the improper method.
“Even once we are enjoying properly we don’t rating our possibilities and we concede too simply. We undoubtedly must look inside and test what we’re not doing properly. And we have to get higher in a short time in any other case will probably be very troublesome to come back again from these losses.
“It’s troublesome to search out causes for what is occurring to us. I don’t bear in mind in seven-and-a-half seasons this crew shedding three video games in a row. It simply seems like this crew goes the improper method now.
“We have to be higher, clearly. Our injured gamers want to come back again as a result of we want them and it’s simply not ok tonight.”
Guardiola – I wish to battle
Guardiola admitted it was a ‘troublesome second’ however mentioned it made him much more decided to place it proper.
He mentioned: “Now could be the troublesome second by way of outcomes however I wish to be right here. I wish to battle and never surrender, I like this problem as a supervisor I’ve forward of me. Who desires to observe us can be there.
“It’s soccer. Possibly what we lived previously is the exception. Generally you may lose. We had been within the place the place they punished us for the few possibilities that they had and we struggled for the possibilities we had.
“The primary half was virtually sufficient to complete the sport after which we had been shedding 3-1.
“It may well occur. After the third and the fourth we now have to keep away from it. Emotionally we weren’t secure sufficient and on this competitors it’s a must to be secure. At 2-1, many issues can occur. We now have to be emotionally extra secure.”
