Rio Ferdinand has criticised Manchester City's performance and claimed the team has ‘a broken mentality’ following their loss against Juventus.
Man City were defeated 2-0 by Juventus in the UEFA Champions League, making it their seventh loss in all competition.
The Citizens have struggled to get their feet back on the ground, which has affected their performance in the Premier League and Europe.
The loss has left them in 22nd place on the Champions League table, with two more games left to be played.
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Ferdinand speaks about Man City’s team
Ferdinand claims that attitude is the cause of City's poor performance while speaking on TNT Sports, via Daily Mail, after the game.
The former Man United defender said, “One of the telling things from that interview is it feels like there is a bit of a broken mentality in the group.
“From being a team built with players who, if they make mistakes, it was quickly forgotten - that is one of Pep's things - they make mistakes now and there is a hangover for the next few phases of play and that's when mistakes happen, you think there will be another one at any point.
“There seems to be a confusion with how to react and what to do. It sounds like they have their fingers on the pulse with what's going on, they are going to know, but getting humans out on the pitch lacking in confidence... they are not used to it, that is the difficult part.”
Pep Guardiola's team is fighting to stay in the Champions League after their most recent defeat. The top 24 teams advance to the next round, with the top eight missing the playoffs.
City, who won the competition in the 2022–2023 season, is not just one point above the elimination spots.
They will play Paris Saint-Germain away from home next, and since the French team is in first place, everything could depend on the final game, which City will play at home against Club Brugge at the end of January.