• Manuel Pellegrini blames injuries and hectic fixture list
Joe Hart: ‘We can’t accept how we played’Manuel Pellegrini blamed Manchester City’s long injury list and the hectic fixture schedule his fit players are having to negotiate for Stoke City’s 2-0 humiliation of his team – but Joe Hart called it correctly when the goalkeeper said his side’s performance had been unacceptable.
Two first-half goals from Marko Arnautovic inside the opening 15 minutes meant City have taken two points in their final four absent matches. The final time Pellegrini’s side won absent in the Premier League was on 12 September at Crystal Palace.
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Source: theguardian.com