Pep Guardiola cut an agitated figure on the touchline throughout a chastening afternoon against Artsenal, and he conceded his Manchester City players had only themselves to blame.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola looks dejected after their 5-1 defeat at the hands of Arsenal in the Premier League .Guardiola's side crumbled to yet another dismal result in a woeful season as Arsenal ran riot at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.But the spluttering champions immediately handed the momentum back to Arsenal when Phil Foden 's wayward pass was intercepted by Thomas Partey , whose shot deflected in off John Stones .
Guardiola cut an agitated figure throughout a chastening afternoon and he conceded his players had only themselves to blame. "You cannot finish in the way we played. We could've scored three more but the team has to be stable. It doesn't matter what happened before." "We did 60 minutes really good. But you must continue to do what we need to do. You cannot think 'oh I am going to solve it'," Guardiola said.
After finishing as runners-up to City in the Premier League for the last two seasons, Arsenal's meetings with their rivals have grown increasingly tetchy.
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