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Tottenham scored doubly astatine the extremity of the archetypal half, but Manchester City recovered to triumph 4-2 astatine Etihad StadiumManchester City manager Pep Guardiola criticised the club's fans, contempt a memorable fightback triumph implicit Tottenham.
The location supporters booed City, English champions successful 4 of the past 5 seasons, disconnected astatine the break.
"Our fans were soundless for 45 minutes - I privation my fans back," said Guardiola successful a singular post-match interview.
"I privation my fans that are present - not my distant fans, they are the champion - but my fans present to enactment each country and each action, due to the fact that Tottenham are 1 of the toughest opponents I've ever faced.
"They booed due to the fact that we were losing but successful the 2nd fractional we played good, we had much chances.
"Maybe it's the aforesaid with our team, possibly we are truthful comfy with winning 4 Premier Leagues successful 5 years."
City had mislaid their erstwhile 2 matches - 2-0 against Southampton successful the League Cup and 2-1 to Manchester United successful the Premier League - and goals from Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski and Emerson Royal saw them spell 2-0 behind.
But goals from Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland and 2 from Riyad Mahrez gave City the win.
However, Guardiola was furious with his broadside and questioned their committedness and character.
"There's thing from the stomach, from the guts, and we were fortunate but if we don't alteration we volition driblet points," helium added successful an interrogation with Sky Sports.
"We person to hole better, I cannot contradict however blessed we are but we are acold distant from the squad that we were.
"We gave them the archetypal goal, and past the 2nd extremity is ridiculous."
Asked what was missing, the Spaniard said: "Passion, occurrence and tendency to privation to triumph from the archetypal minute."
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