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Aguero & Jesus show they can play together but Guardiola's tactics were all wrong

The Man City boss says the two strikers can play in the same team but his first attempt at making it work must go down as a mistake

Manchester City failed to capitalise on Manchester United’s earlier slip-up as a result of a Pep Guardiola’s misguided team selection.

Too often this season Guardiola’s detractors have slammed him, in hindsight, for getting his tactics wrong. At Monaco, he was accused of making a mistake with his line-up and approach, though no coherent counter-argument was put forward. The three-man defence was abandoned earlier in the season but the experiment - though it yielded few points - showed promise, only to be let down by individuals.