Nevertheless, Guardiola was impressed by how his team fought, and his positive attitude towards the outcome last season, and believed in the “incredible” spirit of losing twice in the opening five games.
“I’m really proud of this fight,” he said. “I’ve recovered a lot of things I missed last season.
“We have an incredible spirit. Of course we can’t keep playing and playing every season, and we don’t want that.
“We’re beginning to recover a lot of things that define our team over the years, especially since (Manchester) United (a 3-0 win at City).
“And we have to play a little more with our opponents, yes, we do that, but the spirit we first showed this week comes and we have to take care of them.
The city is currently ninth in the Premier League and will face the town of Huddersfield in the League Cup on Wednesday before hosting Burnley on Saturday.
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