Pep Guardiola made comparisons to his first season in charge of Manchester City after a third winless Premier League game. This run of draws is the longest City have gone without three points since Guardiola's first campaign - his only year without a trophy at the Etihad.
And while the Blues boss insists his team are playing well, he was forced to admit that after a third game of being pegged back in the league, they are struggling to get the results they need.
City have led against Chelsea, Liverpool, and Tottenham but have conceded eight goals in those three fixtures - as many as they have let in in their other 11 matches combined.
That has to be a concern, although Guardiola prefers to judge his side by the minimal chances they are giving the opposition. ALSO READ: City player ratings as Josko Gvardiol impresses ALSO READ: Grealish answers critics but City lose themselves in Spurs chaos "Tottenham are happy for the point, we are a little bit less happy but the performance is similar to what we have done lately.
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