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Manchester City absorbed a quintet, Rodry insists: "Leicester were lucky"

The vice-champion "looked like the shadow of herself" in front of the foxes, in the kingdom claim: "Guardiola faces his biggest challenge"

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Manchester United's dramatic 2: 3 summary over Brighton (courtesy of Sport1)

For the first time in his career, Pep Guardiola has seen his team absorb five goals in one game.

It happened yesterday (Sunday), when Manchester City snatched 5: 2 from Leicester City, and if so, it is no wonder that they are very close to continue to strengthen the defense in the form of Ruben Diaz, who will be acquired for about 70 million euros from Benfica.

Despite the overwhelming result, the City Rodry midfielder was interviewed by the British media and provided somewhat puzzling quotes: "I think Lester was lucky. Football was not fair to us. Maybe it's our fault, maybe it's their strength - hard to explain. We did a lot of good things and then a team like "Leicester, with 11 players behind the ball. Games like this, where the opponent just does nothing, are quite confusing. That's not how I'm used to playing."

Guardiola made similar remarks: "Leicester did not want to play, they just wanted to launch explosive attacks. It stressed us out. Even in a 2: 5 situation, they are defending inside their extension. I will not give up, I will look for solutions. We are not stable and patient enough at the moment." .

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"Pep's defensive players are not good enough, no matter how you look at it," former player Gary Neville said.

"Pep is great, one of the greatest of all time, but his defensive players are weak. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he is now facing the biggest task of his career - to win the championship again. He may not be able to achieve the title again, we know what threshold Liverpool has set."

According to former player Darren Fletcher, who now serves as a commentator for the BBC, City's problem does not start and end in defense.

"More serious than the goals they conceded is the way they looked, from the front to the defensive part," he said.

"The whole team has to take responsibility, not just the defensive players. When things didn't work out for Pep's City in the past, it was easy to criticize the back, but the link and attack players didn't press enough, or chase the ball. The fact that few produced opportunities was the worst part of the show. This one - we are not used to seeing them like that. "

Graham Sons told Sky that City are a shadow of the team we have seen in recent years.

They were tired most of the game and Leicester frustrated them very much.

Once you break their initial pressure, you have a real chance of hurting them.

I think Liverpool will keep the title.

It has grown big and City will need much more than Ruben Diaz to close the gap.

I think Liverpool are stronger than they were a year ago. "

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Another BBC commentator, Chris Woodell, added: "The team with the biggest and healthiest squad, which will suffer the least injuries, is the one to win the championship. When you look at City's squad, I do not see them winning. City have a lot of games where they are too slow and predictable Pep needs 3-4 more good players to compete.

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