Pep Guardiola's INCREDIBLE reaction as Man City fail again

Manchester City slipped up yet again in the Premier League title race. They failed to properly close the gap on leaders Liverpool.

Man City are not enjoying a good season. They did manage to win 3-0 in midweek against Nottingham Forest - but that was their first win in seven.

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And they failed to continue their return to form on Saturday. They went to Crystal Palace but fell behind twice at Selhurst Park.

Erling Haaland found the net between two Palace goals, with Rico Lewis scoring the last of the game as things finished 2-2. Lewis was later sent off, however.

So while it's possible that Liverpool lose their rescheduled meeting with Everton, this will undoubtedly feel like two points dropped for City. A win for the Reds in the derby, whenever it takes place, would now increase the gap to City by two more

Pep Guardiola's reaction to that was certainly telling.

Pep Guardiola reacts to Man City draw

Guardiola didn't entirely concede the title race - but he came awfully close.

"It's a season to suffer. We'll see what happens in the last month," he said, per the BBC.

"We tried. Big compliment for the opponent. We cannot talk about the title race when we lose four games in a row and draw. We'll try to recover players. We'll see in the last month."

Guardiola is making it clear there that in their current form, the title is a distant dream for City. That's certainly the feeling on Merseyside, too.

It was the Spaniard's subsequent comments that really caught the eye, though.

"Really good. So proud of the team," he said of the performance. "I liked everything of the team, how we fought. We have a lot of problems with our squad.

"We fought incredible. We came back twice. It's a difficult place to come. We struggled in the beginning. We gave everything and we take a point."

We feel those comments are quite incredible. This simply isn't the Man City side Liverpool have been competing with over the last five or six years.

That City team certainly wouldn't have applauded a draw at Palace. It would have been a massive two points dropped - and we'll add that Bernardo Silva felt that way in his own comments.

But Guardiola is not talking like the Guardiola we've been used to. He's talking about his team like it's normal, and not one that's been relentless with their dominance in recent times.

And long may it continue. With City struggling this badly, Liverpool have a magnificent chance of winning the title this season.

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