First 国内の 敗北・負かす of season is "normal", says Guardiola

LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - After 22 games unbeaten, Manchester City's first 国内の 敗北・負かす of the season was "絶対 normal", 経営者/支配人 Pep Guardiola said after a 4-3 loss at Liverpool on Sunday ended their hopes of 完全にするing only the second unbeaten 首相 League (選挙などの)運動をする.

In 広範囲にわたる all before them with 20 league victories and two draws, many were comparing City to 兵器庫's "invincibles" team of 2003-04.

But under the floodlights at Anfield City's unbeaten 首相 League run finally ended after 30 games, 82 points and 281 days.

"I've won a lot of 肩書を与えるs and always I've dropped points and lost games. It's normal," a 手段d Guardiola told the BBC.

"Every team fights for the 支持する/優勝者s League, to 勝利,勝つ the league or to stay up. We have a lot of games and hopefully we can stay fit in the schedule of games every three days. But to lose a game is 絶対 normal."

The City 経営者/支配人 had 終始一貫して said the 見込み of an unbeaten season was "ridiculous" but, as the weeks and months ticked by and City were yet to be bested, many 示唆するd they could join Arsene Wenger's unbeaten 支持する/優勝者s.

On Sunday, however, City were blown away by Juergen Klopp's Liverpool who 得点する/非難する/20d three goals in nine second-half minutes to (打撃,刑罰などを)与える City's first league 敗北・負かす since April.

"Our first 敗北・負かす. The bad news is we lost so congratulations to Liverpool for their 業績/成果," Guardiola 追加するd.

"We tried and now we 回復する. People asked if everything was over and done before Christmas and now it's January and it's not. We have a lot of games to 勝利,勝つ to be 支持する/優勝者s and will try for the next game against Newcastle.

"We have to learn. We've won a lot of games in the last minute but to 譲歩する four goals is not good. You have to live this type of 状況/情勢 during a season."

After Leroy Sane cancelled out Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's opener, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah 解雇する/砲火/射撃d Liverpool into a comman ding 4-1 lead.

Late goals from 代用品,人 Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan almost 始める,決める up the most ありそうもない escape but the 復活 (機の)カム too late.

"We are disappointed to lose a game, it is a long time since we won here at Anfield," Sane said.

"But at the end of the season, when we 勝利,勝つ the 首相 League, nobody cares if we lost a game." (報告(する)/憶測ing by Tom Hayward, editing by Ed Osmond)

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