City midfielder Phil Foden accused his team of “defending a young team” after the game, while Bernardo Silva Said by him “Played like an under-15 team” at the Etihad..
But with City falling to fifth place Premier LeagueThe leaders are nine points behind. Liverpool Guardiola, who has played less, said he was no longer good enough for the club, just a month after signing a two-year contract extension as manager.
“I’m the boss, I’m the manager and I’m not good enough,” Guardiola said. “I have to find a solution, it’s as simple as that, I’m not doing well, it’s true.
“It is what it is. What can I say? We can’t blame this player or him, it’s not. It’s a season, a tough season.
“We didn’t play our best. We’re not at our best and we struggle a little bit. It’s 8 out of 11 now, it’s not normal, something’s not right.
“It’s getting worse and worse. I have to find a solution. So far I haven’t found it.”
City’s run of results is now the club’s worst since 2003, when the team won just once in 18 games. And the style of defeat against United, with the Reds scoring twice in the last minute Bruno Fernandes Penalties and Imad Diallo winners, senior players question City’s performance.
“It was defending the youth team,” Foden told the BBC. “It seems to be the story at the moment, I don’t know what happens but we switch off and they score two goals.”
Meanwhile, midfielder Silva said City deserved to lose the game.
“We deserved what happened,” he told Sky Sports. “One or two games at this level is unlucky. We can’t say it’s lucky or unlucky — 10 games is not about that.
“It’s not one game, it’s been a lot of games lately. We have to look at ourselves. You can say oh it’s a bit unfortunate, no, it’s the decisions you make. Today in the last minute we Played like an under-15.”
Next up for Guardiola and City is a Premier League match against Aston Villa where they will look to get back on track once again.