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Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City lost PASSION this season... and saw one telling example amid winter slump

Pep Guardiola revealed that Manchester City’s subdued celebrations to scoring goals proved that his team had lost their passion this season.

City are gunning to reach a third consecutive FA Cup final when facing Nottingham Forest on Sunday but Guardiola is warning that they must ‘learn lessons’ from a disappointing campaign.

The spirit within the squad has been criticised by their manager and he noticed a moment during their 3-0 win over Forest in December that summed the year up.

‘We have to do better to create another environment about the team, the spirit,’ Guardiola said.