MONACO -- Manchester City players have to take responsibility for their early exit from the Champions League, according to defender Gael Clichy.
Clichy says there was nothing wrong with Pep Guardiola's tactics despite City being overrun by Monaco and insists the players must take the blame for not performing after losing 3-1 and exiting the competition on away goals.
"We started really sloppily, we lost some balls, football is a funny game, the first duel or challenge can set the momentum for one team or another and we didn't start well," he told reporters.
"We tried to rectify things in the second half and did well but not well enough because we didn't take our chances.