“Players gave everything, but it wasn't enough”. Guardiola - on sensational defeat by Bournemouth

Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola commented on his team’s surprising 2-1 loss to Bournemouth in the 10th round of the Premier League.

Quote: "We couldn't match Bournemouth's intensity; they had six or seven days to recover. Coming off the Tottenham game, our recovery wasn’t as quick.

The players gave it everything. After nine years together, I know they put everything on the line, but today it just wasn’t enough to compete with our opponents.

Walker trained only 16 days and hadn’t done a single full session. His effort was incredible. Yesterday was our first real team training. Akanji couldn’t play in the last match due to an injury, and Ake gave it his all in every duel.

It’s not only about that, but in these situations, you need to be more focused and win a bit more consistently. We knew Bournemouth had found form at this stage of the season, and they deserved it today. Under different circumstances, we might have protected our unbeaten record," Guardiola told Sky Sports.

Recap: After this round, Liverpool reclaimed the top spot in the league table, with City trailing by two points. Arsenal is now seven points behind Liverpool and five points off City.