Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City side they can’t always rely on great comebacks if they continue to allow opponents early goals.
City beat Crystal Palace 4-2 to stretch their unbeaten league run to 16 matches dating back to February but it is the fourth time in six matches they have had to fight from 2-0 down as they did in scrambling a 3-3 draw at Newcastle last weekend.
‘The problem we have right now is we are conceding a lot of goals,’ said a concerned Guardiola.
‘We are struggling to do the uncomfortable things you need to do in football.