Bernardo Silva conceded Manchester Metropolis had been in a “darkish place” after they suffered a 4-1 hammering at Sporting CP tonight – their third successive defeat.
On an evening billed as Pep Guardiola versus Ruben Amorim, it was the incoming Manchester United boss who was a good-looking victor, incomes the acclaim of the Jose Alvalade crowd on his remaining dwelling sport in cost.
Former Coventry striker Viktor Gyokores scored a hat-trick for Sporting as Metropolis crumbled after dominating the primary half.
Phil Foden put the guests forward earlier than Gyokores took centre stage. Erling Haaland additionally missed a second-half penalty to compound a depressing night time for Metropolis, who haven’t misplaced three gams on the bounce for the reason that 2017-18 season.
“We’re in a little bit of a darkish place proper now, and all the things seems to be to be going within the incorrect approach.”
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Silva advised TNT Sports activities: “It’s disappointing as a result of we’re a bit in a darkish place proper now. The whole lot seems to be to be going the incorrect approach.
“Even after we are taking part in nicely we don’t rating our possibilities and we concede too simply. We positively must look inside and examine what we’re not doing nicely. And we have to get higher in a short time in any other case it will likely be very tough to come back again from these losses.
“It’s tough to seek out causes for what is going on to us. I don’t bear in mind in seven-and-a-half seasons this group dropping three video games in a row. It simply seems to be like this group goes the incorrect approach now.
“We must be higher, clearly. Our injured gamers want to come back again as a result of we want them and it’s simply not ok tonight.”
Guardiola – I need to combat
Guardiola admitted it was a ‘tough second’ however mentioned it made him much more decided to place it proper.
He mentioned: “Now’s the tough second by way of outcomes however I need to be right here. I need to combat and never hand over, I like this problem as a supervisor I’ve forward of me. Who needs to observe us might be there.
“It’s soccer. Possibly what we lived prior to now is the exception. Typically you’ll be able to lose. We had been within the place the place they punished us for the few possibilities they’d and we struggled for the possibilities we had.
“The primary half was nearly sufficient to complete the sport after which we had been dropping 3-1.
“It might occur. After the third and the fourth we now have to keep away from it. Emotionally we weren’t secure sufficient and on this competitors you must be secure. At 2-1, many issues can occur. We now have to be emotionally extra secure.”