Chris Sutton has said that he can’t believe one thing he’s heard about Manchester City recently.
After being knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, the Blues are now fighting to win another Premier League title before their FA Cup final clash against Manchester United.
Having seen City play eight games in total across April, one pundit has shared his thoughts on what the club have done recently, shutting down one particular claim he’s heard about them and their recent efforts on the pitch.
Sutton shuts down ‘nonsense’ claim about Man City
Speaking in a recent episode of It’s All Kicking Off, Sutton had this to say after his co-presenter, Ian Ladyman, suggested that City have been grinding out results recently.
He said: “That’s utter nonsense. That actually is utter nonsense. Manchester City will probably tell you they are too tired to be emotional.
“But can I just read you City’s last five results in the Premier League, grinding it out – 2-0 away at Forest, 4-0 away at Brighton, 5-1 at home to Luton, 4-2 away at an improving Palace team and 4-1 at home to Villa.
“That’s not grinding it out.”
Results are more important than performances for Man City at the moment
In the Premier League, Pep Guardiola’s side are currently one point behind Arsenal at the top of the league table but have a game in hand over the Gunners.
With Sutton highlighting the scores of City’s five previous league games, where they have found the back of the net 15 times in total and conceded four, this shows that the Blues haven’t necessarily scraped their way to these victories as Ladyman suggested.
Besides, in our view, at this stage of the season with another title on the line, the main focus for City is purely on the results rather than their performances.
