MANCHESTER -- Pep Guardiola has defended Claudio Bravo ahead of Manchester City's clash with Tottenham Hotspur, saying the whole team needs to improve.
The City goalkeeper came in for criticism following the 4-0 defeat to Everton last Sunday when the Toffees scored from each of their four goals on target.
Bravo has been beaten by 14 of the last 22 shots on target -- the worst record of any keeper in the Premier League -- but Guardiola says he and the whole team, must take responsibility for bad results.
Asked about the criticism Bravo has come in for since the Goodison Park defeat, Guardiola told a news conference: "[We have to] accept it, it is part of our job -- the manager's job, the players' job, so accept it.