Ilkay Gundogan admitted Wednesday's Carabao Cup defeat at Southampton was 'not easy to take' and has warned his teammates that they must up their game markedly if City are to have any chance of winning the Manchester derby.
City were eliminated from the cup on a hugely disappointing night at St. Mary's, with two goals inside five first-half minutes ultimately sealing a 2-0 win for the home side.
There were four changes from the City side that beat Chelsea 4-0 over the weekend, but with his side needing a swift reply, Guardiola made three changes off the bench at half-time. Despite the introduction of Kevin De Bruyne and, later, Erling Haaland, City failed to register a single shot on target for the first time since 2018 and eventually exited the competition with little more than a fizzle.
