Pep Guardiola and Man City slammed for 'ageing badly' as Spanish press raise questions over whether 'lost' manager could QUIT after humbling by Real Madrid, with players 'making his bed'

Portuguese player had a poor game, winning only 17 per cent of his duels (1/6), recovering only three balls and causing three fouls, including the well-placed free kick that led to Kylian Mbappe's equaliser,

L'Equipe wrote

Haaland put his team ahead twice but City once again let the game slip'

Spanish outlet Sport had the headline 'Stick to Pep' before writing

A group of players who are too old, incapable of keeping up with the pace demanded in Europe.

The column reads

Ancelotti's side run over City in their best away game in years Bellingham's stoppage-time goal brings justice'

They added

There was a lot of naivety from Manchester City, especially late in the game,

former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney said in his role as a pundit on Amazon Prime

We arrived at the last minute with a result and we could not keep it,

Guardiola told a press conference

As the manager says we need to look at ourselves and take accountability. We were right on top at the start of the game and we know Real have quality to come out in the second half,

he said

I don't have a problem to accept. To blame one specific player, that is ridiculous. It's all of us, me first. And of course the players as well,

he said

I don’t know how to put it into words straight away, it’s so raw and frustrating for everyone. We were in the game until so late and then it’s two situations that happen and we concede. It’s frustrating as a defender to come away with that result. It’s a feeling of anger and frustration.”

The defender John Stones said

I saw it – I saw the banner, but whenever the opposing fans do things like that they give me more strength to have a great game and here I have done it,

said the forward

When you are 2-1 up, psychologically you are scaring the opponent and continue to attack and after I could understand, but in 2-1 nothing wrong happened,

he said

Pep is stressed man."

Posting a picture of the City boss this evening, a fan on social media wrote

We had a great opportunity to go to the Bernabeu 2-1 up, and we go now needing a goal to level when we get there,

Stones added

I don’t know how to put it into words straight away,

Stones told Amazon Prime, citing the 5-1 defeat to Arsenal as another recent performance in which Manchester City had shown compacency

Since I have been here this is maybe the most difficult season so far, but I am a firm believer that in the most difficult scenario you can still achieve something beautiful,

the Portugal international said

When you finish 22nd (out of 24) you cannot ask any favour, you cannot ask anything that you didn’t win,

Guardiola said ahead of Tuesday’s first leg at the Etihad

I will not deny how I trust the players that gave us the incredible decade, all of us, winning a lot of things and playing at high standards and I know what we are capable of,

he said