A one-sided defeat to Arsenal left a saddened Savinho calling for the blame to be shared as he reflected upon the heaviest loss of his Manchester City career to date.
The winger was part of Pep Guardiola's side that succumbed 4-0 at home to Tottenham earlier in the campaign. However, City hit another new low this season after conceding five at the Emirates on Sunday, leaving them 15 points off the Premier League summit.
Whatever faint hopes City might have had of keeping the title race alive now look well and truly extinguished. And Savinho's comments after full-time in north London appeared to reflect the general mood of the away dressing room. "It was very frustrating and sad.
I don't think any player likes to lose, especially with that scoreline," he told Telemundo. "It was a very heavy defeat today." After joining from Troyes in the summer, Savio is still one of the greenest members of this City side.
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