I think it's a general City attitude problem. We know we're good, but we almost expect every team to adapt to us, and we just carry on playing like we always do. It's a tad disrespectful and we come unstuck far too often doing so.
Most top teams have a bad day at the office, and in isolation, you might be forgiven for thinking this was such an occasion. Sadly, it's no such thing - this is a fairly consistent pattern in much the same way as Arsenal continue to fail to strengthen. Time and again we make similar mistakes. Overrun midfield, pitting Yaya against a high energy and damn fast opposition. It's asking for trouble.
There are some mitigating circumstances, such as injuries and heavy fixture schedule, but it's clutching at straws as a defence for today's performance (and others like it).
I fear for us against Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal, and I dare say Chelsea could be problematic too. Why? because we already know that they will up their game against us, and their workrate will be phenomenal (running on adrenalin). I can't remember the last time I saw us truly put in a phenomenal amount of effort.
