John Stones: First defeat took some pressure off Man City

22 January 2018 10:50
Pep Guardiola insisted Manchester City will not be buying a new forward in the transfer window and believes Sergio Aguero's hat-trick in a 3-1 win against Newcastle proved why they don't need a new striker. Manchester City may have had some of the pressure lifted from them by no longer trying to go through the season unbeaten, according to defender John Stones. City were beaten for the first time at Liverpool the weeked before last, ending some pundits' claims that they were capable of emulating Arsenal's "Invincibles," who remained unbeaten all season. Pep Guardiola had insisted that they wouldn't repeat Arsenal's record and Stones says they gave it a good run but have always been more focused on winningreadfullarticle

Source: ESPN