Kevin De Bruyne says City were left to miss the chances we missed after losing 2-0 at home to Manchester United.
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An unannounced run comes to an end when the City derby loses Manchester
The visitors ran out winners in Manchester’s second league of the season thanks to goals from Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw, finishing City’s impressive run of 21 straight wins.
Pep Guardiola’s side took control of the derby in large parts but were unable to turn chances and break down United’s defensive line.
Reflecting on what was our first loss in 29 games, De Bruyne said City ‘s non – stop mindset was still there but he acknowledged that our usual deficit was ahead of the missing goal.
“The mentality was still the same from us but we couldn’t get the ball in,” the Belgian admitted.
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“Then we played well but we didn’t score and that made a difference and we made a mistake with the effort for the second goal.”
The visitors were provided with a real start after Gabriel Jesus defeated Anthony Martial in the penalty area, allowing Fernandes to open the scoring from the spot within two minutes.
Despite the early blow, De Bruyne feels he and his team could still have gotten back into the game.
“It’s best not to be behind one minute into the game but then you still have the rest of the 90 minutes.
“I don’t think we started well. We knew it would be hard from then on and we played into their hands.
“We needed 15 minutes to settle. I think we played well but we didn’t score.”
The defeat of United is City’s first loss since November and completes a club record of 28 unbeaten games, and with the loss coming against our local rivals it leaves him a little disappointed. harder for Belgium.
“Of course it’s not good to lose the derby but it happens. It’s not good to lose but sometimes it can be necessary.
“We overcame some bad spells today but we need to learn from this as a group.”
Guardiola ‘s side will try to put the derby’ s disappointment behind them, as we return to action in midweek against Premier League side Southampton, and De Bruyne sees this as a great opportunity to kick back.
“Let’s move on, Wednesday is a new game and we will focus on that. We are confident that we will put the next game in the next game. [missed] opportunities in, “he said.