Pep Guardiola identified a failure to make more passes in the final third as a reason for Manchester City dropping points at Newcastle United on Sunday.
City played out a thrilling 3-3 draw at St James' Park, with Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva pulling City back from 3-1 down after Ilkay Gundogan had given the Blues an early lead.
City looked slick and comfortable in the opening stages, but after about 25 minutes the hosts started to cut through City's defence with ease. Guardiola 's defenders struggled to cope with the pace of Allan Saint-Maximin and the doggedness of Miguel Almiron, and that only continued as the game became end-to-end and stretched.
