"We didn't have enough determination to finish the game," admitted coach Pep Guardiola in the post-match press conference. He also blamed Man City players for playing too carelessly, despite trying but not enough to win the match as desired.
Coach Pep Guardiola holds his head in disappointment as Man City loses points again
Man City led Crystal Palace 2-0 at home at the Etihad thanks to Jack Grealish and Rico Lewis scoring in the 24th and 54th minutes. But the "Man City" defense was lax, allowing Jean-Phillipe Mateta to reduce the score to 1-2 for Crystal Palace in the 76th minute, before Michael Olise scored from the 11m mark in the 90+5th minute to equalize 2-2.
"We threw away 2 points. This is not bad luck, but this is deserved. We played inconsistently, did not try harder to finish the match and win. This also happened in the matches with Liverpool (1-1 draw) and Tottenham (3-3 draw, both at Etihad Stadium). We could not win all 3 points," said coach Pep Guardiola.
The draw above means Man City have only 1 win in their last 6 Premier League matches, drawing the remaining 4 and losing 1.
Man City is still in 4th place with 34 points, but will likely be left behind by Liverpool (37 points), Arsenal (36 points) and Aston Villa (35 points) right above them in terms of points, if these teams win in round 17 with matches taking place on the evening of December 17 against MU (11:30 p.m.), Brighton and Brentford (both at 9 p.m.).
Striker Erling Haaland's absence due to injury has greatly affected Man City's gameplay.
Man City will next compete in the FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia with a semi-final match against Urawa Red Club (Japan) at 1am on December 20. If they qualify for the final, Man City will continue to compete until December 22. They will return to compete in the Premier League with 2 consecutive matches against Everton (3:15am on December 28) and Sheffield United (22:00 on December 30).
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