Kyle Walker was still the subject of attention during Man City’s 3-3 draw against Feyenoord on Tuesday evening – and he didn’t even play.
City could not end their torrid run of form, as they surrendered a three-goal lead in the space of just 15 minutes at the Etihad.
Pep Guardiola was visibly frustrated and even appeared to scratch himself as he could not contain his anger at his side throwing away what seemed to be an unassailable lead.
“The game was fine at 3-0, playing good, but then we concede a lot goals because we were not stable,” Guardiola told Amazon Prime after the match.
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“We gave them the first and then the other one, that is why it was difficult," he added.
"We lost a lot of games lately, we are fragile, and of course, we needed a victory, the game was good for the confidence,” the City boss explained.
“We were playing a good level, but the first time something happened, we had problems.”
Emotions seemingly boiled over on the respective benches, with MEN’s Joe Bray reporting that Walker and Ruben Diaz became involved in an “argument” with Feyenoord’s bench after the Rotterdam-based side equalised through David Hancko on 89 minutes.
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It is unclear exactly what the City player's were unhappy with.
Walker was part of the matchday squad but did not get on, while Diaz is returning to full fitness after nursing a calf injury and has not played since City’s 2-1 Carabao Cup loss against Spurs on October 30.
However, the right-back started in the 4-0 defeat against the North Londoners last Saturday evening and insisted that he and his teammates will “fight to the end” this season.
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"It's not just the back four, five or six - it's all 11 players on the pitch,” he told Sky Sports last Saturday.
“I wouldn't say we've lost confidence together. I've spent eight years with this group. You lose confidence as a team, but we have to remember what we've achieved together.
“What we've achieved in the past means nothing, it's history. We have one team above us doing really well.”
"We'll keep fighting to the end as we always do,” he added.
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