Phil Foden insists ‘no excuses’ for ‘tired, leggy’ Manchester City after dramatic Premier League draw at Brentford
Phil Foden struck his first brace of the season. It was not enough to prevent Brentford coming from behind to draw 2-2 with the Premier League champions.
The Manchester City star put their late เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา capitulation down to fatigue, but insisted there were “no excuses”, even after a busy festive period. Pep Guardiola blamed poor decision-making in the attacking third for the disappointing draw.
Phil Foden said there were “no excuses” for Manchester City dropping two points away at Brentford on Tuesday night, as Christian Norgaard’s late equaliser earned a 2-2 draw.
A second-half brace from the Englishman had put the Premier League champions into a commanding 2-0 lead with 12 minutes remaining of normal time.
But Yoane Wissa’s composed finish and Norgaard’s 92nd-minute header brought the roof down at the Gtech Community Stadium and left City with just a point to show for their efforts.
Foden admitted that the visitors “look leggy” in the final period of the game, but refused to blame the hectic festive period for their fatigue.
“We just looked tired at the end, the last 20, 30 minutes,” Foden. Look leggy and they put the pressure on and put longer balls into the box.
“We didn’t cope with the physicality at the end. It’s one of the toughest places to come and they give you different challenges.
“I was happy with the performance up until we went 1-0 up and then after that we let our performance slip and gave the ball away.
“It’s something to learn from. They gave us a challenge today and we did the best we could.”