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'It looks like the manager has lost a little bit of faith in him': Micah Richards claims Pep Guardiola does not trust John Stones and urges Manchester City to address defence in transfer market to close the gap on Liverpool

Daily Mail | July 2, 2020

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Micah Richards has claimed Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola does not have confidence in John Stones.

The 26-year-old joined City from Everton in 2016 but has yet to fully convince and made an error in the club's Caraboa Cup final victory that led to an Aston Villa goal.

Guardiola's men have conceded 33 Premier League goals this season compared to Liverpool's 21, which has contributed to eight defeats as opposed to the one suffered by Jurgen Klopp's men.

Micah Richards claims Pep Guardiolas has lost faith in centre-back John Stones
Guardiola's City side have conceded 33 Premier League goals this season and lost eight times

But when asked if City's defensive troubles could all be put down to the long-term injury to Aymeric Laporte, former City right-back Richards said: 'No.

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