Guardiola losing patience with repeat offenders

ANOTHER game, another collapse. It's now eight goals that City have conceded in the last 16 minutes in the Champions League this season nearly half of the 17 they have let in - the fourth time in six games that they have thrown away a winning position.

- By SIMON BAJKOWSKI

Real did what Real do on Tuesday night, but also what Sporting, Feyenoord and PSG have done to the Blues in Europe.

It has been the same story domestically in defeats against United and Arsenal. Once the tide turns against City, they have been helpless to stop being drowned.

Injuries have chipped away at confidence and Ilkay Gundogan is among several players to talk of a mentality issue when they suffer a setback, yet Pep Guardiola insists that there is no psychological problem. Once again after Real, he denied the idea of a 'vicious cycle' where players get sucked into the dread of a familiar losing battle.