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‘I did see a lot of character’: Manchester City’s Ruben Dias hopeful of turnaround after Liverpool loss | Football News

‘I did see a lot of character’: Manchester City’s Ruben Dias hopeful of turnaround after Liverpool loss | Football News

Manchester City defender Ruben Dias said the club will bounce back from their rough patch due to the strength in their character. “I will not talk about the little details but focus on the bigger picture. That is, even though it was a difficult moment I did see a lot of character and I did see the fans behind us and that is the only way we are going to go through it,” Dias said after City’s 2-0 loss to Liverpool, their 4th straight Premier League defeat since 2008. “This is just part of our legacy. We have won so much and still we are where we are and this happens. We have been able to be versatile, adapt and keep on moving forward and thinking one game at a time… That is what we need to get back to,” he added. In the Liverpool match, strikes from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah gave the leaders the win at Anfield an left defending champions City 11 points behind Arne Slot’s side in fifth place. The …

‘Please doubt us, feel welcome to do so’: Manchester City’s Ruben Dias to critics after club’s recent rough patch | Football News

‘Please doubt us, feel welcome to do so’: Manchester City’s Ruben Dias to critics after club’s recent rough patch | Football News

Manchester City’s Ruben Dias on Monday was defiant in the face of criticism that the team is going through after losing 4 matches in a row, the first for manager Pep Guardiola in his 17-year coaching career. “I would say, please doubt us, doubt us, feel welcome to do so. When we did the treble, we even called it the dark January. We had a tough period. But it is what it is. What matters is how you bounce back from these moments. That’s why our team has won so much because in moments of difficulty, the characters come up and we stay together,” the centre-back said. “We don’t find people to kill, we find people to bring into the cause and fight together. That’s what we need to do once again. Until it’s done, it’s not done,” he added. After losing to Brighton on Saturday, their second straight loss in the Premier League after that shock defeat to Bournemouth on November 2, defending champions City find themselves 5 points adrift of league leaders Liverpool. …