Out paced all game - by a Liverpool team that were more than willing to work at winning. We weren't. We adopt a predictable 'steady pace' approach to games, regardless of the opposition, and we come unstuck far too often.
When Liverpool won the ball in midfield, their entire team knew the plan - break with pace. On the rare occasion we had the ball, we played a pedestrian game again - except Liverpool were on top of us so quickly, it forced countless errors from us.
The number of goal kicks and throw-ins when we are struggling to find a City player who wants the ball is worrying.
Yaya can do some amazing things, but those amazing moments are so few and far between, they are starting to come at the expense of a very weak midfield.
Liverpool were very very good today, and we can't take anything away from the job they did.
It's beginning to look like any team willing to put in a a real shift against us stands a chance of getting something from the game, and woe betide us if we are less than 100% - in that case, we stand to lose. All the skill and flair in the world will only get us so far. We're lacking in grit and guile.
