Struggling to defend counter attacks. Caught out playing from the back. A lack of pace and intensity. Predictability on the ball. Those were the main themes which riddled City’s third-place finish in the Premier League last season and it came to the fore in their loss to Spurs.

Pep Guardiola spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Manchester City's defeat against Tottenham: "The performance was better in general. We missed the simple passes a lot but we gave everything. We made it hard for ourselves with the second goal. We know the physicality they had. We lost simple balls.

Pep Guardiola was not a happy man as he watched his Manchester City side gift-wrap a win for Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. After starting well, City were undone on the counter and overplayed at the back.

James Trafford kept his place in goal for Manchester City but made a mistake as the Blues were beaten 2-0 by Tottenham at the Etihad.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says his side missed the "simple things" during their 2-0 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur.

After Trafford’s nightmare first half against Tottenham, the TV cameras panned to Ederson on the bench, who could barely hide his emotions. Looking stone-faced, Ederson was clearly furious at Trafford passing straight to Nico Gonzalez in his own area with Richarlison marking him.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was asked about the future(s) of Savinho and Manuel Akanji amid interest from Tottenham and Galatasaray ahead of Saturday’s Premier League meeting with

The Portuguese defender has committed his future to the club with Guardiola reshaping his squad to challenge for the Premier League title once again