Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan came out in defence of fatigued team-mates following a shock 1-1 draw at home to West Brom, insisting players are 'human beings, not machines'.
Pep Guardiola's side went into Tuesday night's game as heavy favourites and yet finished with a point after Gundogan's strike was cancelled out by a Ruben Dias own-goal.
'We are human beings, not machines, we struggle as well,' Gundogan told BBC Sport.
'We know we could have played better but it feels like it was in the details today.