Pep Guardiola has stressed Manchester City's current malaise is not down to one player as he again defended Erling Haaland.City's 2-1 loss at Aston Villa on Saturday, the Premier League champions' ninth defeat in 12 matches in all competitions, saw Haaland fail to score for the fifth time in six outings.After the game the Norway striker told TNT Sports: "First I'm looking at myself. I haven't been scoring my chances. I have to do better, I haven't been good enough."

Pep Guardiola has stressed Manchester City's current malaise is not down to one player as he again defended Erling Haaland.City's 2-1 loss at Aston Villa on Saturday, the Premier League champions' ninth defeat in 12 matches in all competitions, saw Haaland fail to score for the fifth time in six outings.After the game the Norway striker told TNT Sports: "First I'm looking at myself. I haven't been scoring my chances. I have to do better, I haven't been good enough."