Manchester City lost 2-0 to Tottenham with goals from Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha, the latter following a goalkeeper error by James Trafford. City had begun the season with a 4-0 win at Wolves, making the home defeat a sharp contrast. Ten defeats against Tottenham have been recorded during Pep Guardiola's tenure, a tally only Liverpool has also reached since 2016. The team missed simple actions, struggled with man-marking and handling pressure, but training performances and effort remained strong. The squad intends to correct errors, improve connections, and progress step by step.
"The game against Spurs this season was a lot of build up and man marking like against Brentford in the past," Guardiola said. "You have to play in a different way. We spoke about that. "We missed the simple things. I never asked them to play exceptional things. "The first was about effort to run and that was extraordinary like it has been for many years."
"I don't have doubts. Last season, we didn't achieve but in the training we were really good. "In the pressure, we missed simple things and then we create enough chances but it's happened, it's football. "It's just the second game. Last game against Wolves, everyone said everything it's fine and I said it's just one game and a lot is going to happen. "I know how we are working and what the players are doing. There are many good things but we have to improve. "Step by step we will improve and make more connections."
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