Pep Guardiola has reacted to Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Everton on Boxing Day after yet another difficult day for the Spaniard and his side.
City had gone into the showdown hoping to secure just a second win from their last 13 outings across all competitions.
Yet they were pegged back at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday, with Iliman Ndiaye cancelling out Bernardo Silva’s early effort to stun the hosts once more.
Pressure is mounting on Guardiola in the wake of yet another disappointing result, with City a shadow of the team that has dominated the Premier League in recent years.
Man City news: Pep Guardiola was left frustrated by his side’s draw with Everton
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And Guardiola has insisted City will ‘keep going’ despite their woes worsening.
“We played really good but we are in the period right now that is what happens, we create, we concede the first time [the ball] arrives,” he said.
“But yeah, keep going.
“The performance against that team was really good offensively and defensively.
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“We shot a lot inside the 18 yard box but unfortunately couldn’t get the result we wanted.”
City dominated the ball against Everton, managing 67 per cent possession while their rivals struggled to get hold of it.
They also had 24 shots on goal, three times the amount Sean Dyche’s side managed.
And Manuel Akanji, also speaking to Amazon Prime, has insisted that City were unlucky after failing to come out on top.
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“I don’t think a draw was a fair result,” he said.
“We created a lot of chances, but unfortunately we were able to score only one and conceded one out of nothing.
“I think this was a game where we should be scoring three or four goals. But they didn’t want to go in.
“We are trying to attack and then we lose the ball. Things like that cannot happen. We need to believe till the last moment that we can win the game.”
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When asked about his side’s target between now and the end of the season, the Switzerland international added: “The season is not finished but it’s not a target for us at the moment.
“We need to focus game by game and the next game against Leicester City will not be easy as well now, in the shape we are in.
“We need to focus on the positives. We did a lot of things great.
“We defended well and we attacked well, but were not able to finish as well as we wanted to or we could have scored three or four goals.”
Man City were a shadow of their usual selves once again in their 1-1 draw with Everton
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City are next in action against Leicester on Sunday (2.30pm).
As for Everton, they’re set to face off against Nottingham Forest on the same day (3pm).