EPL: Pep Guardiola calls for patience after Manchester City taste first loss

Pep Guardiola advised Manchester City's supporters it will take up to three years for his methods to fully bear fruit after his side lost 2-0 at Tottenham Hotspur

Pep Guardiola

Manchester: Pep Guardiola advised Manchester City's supporters it will take up to three years for his methods to fully bear fruit after his side lost 2-0 at Tottenham Hotspur.

City had avoided defeat in the first 11 games of Guardiola's tenure as manager, but they were given a rude awakening at White Hart Lane on Sunday as Spurs trimmed their EPL lead to a single point.

Guardiola, who had seen his team win the first six league games, acknowledged that City had been unable to live with Spurs' asphyxiating high press. "We knew how aggressive they are, especially at home," Guardiola said.

"Of course it was difficult because we had problems to find the players when we want to find them and control our game. We lost a lot of balls in positions that are dangerous. "They were one step in front of us. We just can say congratulations Tottenham. You have to accept it and learn from that."

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