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Ilkay Gundogan suggests three reasons for Man City performance drop vs Arsenal
straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan admitted Manchester City lacked energy and were too slow against Arsenal as they bowed out of the FA Cup with a semi-final defeat at an empty Wembley on Saturday.City started brightly but allowed Arsenal into the game, and the Gunners dealt with everything thrown at them after taking the lead through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on 18 minutes.Although City were improved after the break, Gundogan conceded that the energy and pace of their performance was not good enough, and they were sloppy in their possession."It was not good enough today to go to the final," he said, via ManCity.com, as he admitted Arsenal wanted to reach the final more than the Blues."The energy we had in the second half was ...