Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City endured a “bad day” in their 2-0 defeat to Wolves, with nerves contributing to the Blues handing Liverpool a “big” eight-point lead at the Premier League summit.
The defending champions took to the field on Sunday knowing that they needed to offer a response to the faultless Reds.
They uncharacteristically fluffed their lines on home soil, with Guardiola seeing his side suffer a league defeat to nil at the Etihad Stadium for the first time.
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The Catalan coach concedes that his side, who continue to suffer with injury struggles at the back, never got going against Wolves and were left to pay the price as Adama Traore bagged a late brace.