Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is rarely one to point the finger at his players and, despite a calamitous 3-3 draw at home to Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday after they threw away a three-goal lead, the Spaniard stuck by his team again.
City find themselves in uncharted territory, now mired in a six-game slump after they arrived at the Etihad Stadium for Tuesday's match on the heels of five straight losses, including a 4-0 rout by Tottenham last weekend.