- Ruben Dias tries to take the positives from Manchester City’s alarming form
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Ruben Dias believes Manchester City’s fall simply reveals how much other teams want to beat them and gives more meaning to their successes.
City are on a four-match losing streak for the first time since 2006 and are five points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool after losing 2-1 at Brighton.
Pep Guardiola’s champions face Tottenham, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in their opening flurry of games after the international break and that run could prove pivotal for a team plagued by injuries.
“It’s normal that times like this come, especially because a lot of people want to tear us down,” Dias said. BBC sport.
‘We accept it, we embrace it, that’s part of the challenge. That’s why we love him so much.
Rubén Dias has stated that the fall of Manchester City is “normal” because “many people want to bring us down”
The defender celebrates his four-game losing streak because he believes that makes victories sweeter.
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‘If it weren’t for this, our victories would not be as great as they are. It’s the life we live and we love it for it. “We continue doing what we do best.”
Losing 2-1 to Tottenham in the Carabao Cup and losing at Bournemouth by the same score was one thing, but City suffered one of their toughest defeats when they visited Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League last week and were beaten 4 -1.
Although they often dominated matches, their defense was permeable and vulnerable to counterattacks.
Rodri’s absence has especially affected them and he will be out for the rest of the season due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
The knocks suffered by Dias and John Stones in November have also affected his defensive work, but the Portuguese trusts his team.
City typically go on a monster run heading into the second half of the season. They were undefeated in their final 23 games dating to December 10 of last season, winning 19 of them, including the last nine in a row.
Days added to sky sports: ‘We are still in the first days of the season and there are many things to happen.
“We all know what the Premier League is like, that’s why we love it so much and we know it’s going to be a very wild season.”