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'I've NEVER been critical of a colleague': Diego Simeone hits back at criticism of his Atletico side after Pep Guardiola's jibes about 'prehistoric, 5-5-0' tactics in first leg at Man City... as he promises to stick to his guns in Madrid

Diego Simeone has hit back at Atletico Madrid's critics after his tactics were slammed in their 1-0 defeat by Manchester City last week.

The Spanish champions failed to muster a single shot on goal at the Etihad Stadium, and now trail ahead of the second leg at the Wanda Metropolitano following Kevin De Bruyne's goal.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola criticised Atletico's 'prehistoric, 5-5-0' tactics', and then further vented his frustration by adding it is very difficult to attack against 'two lines of five'.

Diego Simeone has hit back at Atletico Madrid 's critics following their defeat at Man City
The Spanish champions failed to muster a single shot on goal in their 1-0 loss at the Etihad

The Spanish media and former Atletico boss Arrigo Sacchi were also critical of Simeone, but the Argentine refused to exchange insults with them in his pre-match press conference, insisting too much talking gets you into trouble.