Manchester City’s midfielder, Tijjani Reijnders, has told his teammates to maintain calmness and “not panic” after being defeated at home by Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League, after suffering back-to-back defeats.
Pep Guardiola opted to make 10 changes to the side that lost at Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday, which saw star names: Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Gianluigi Donnarumma on the bench, but it backfired with a 2-0 reverse at Etihad Stadium.
“We should not panic now,” said the Dutchman. “Of course, losing two times in a row is not a good thing, but we know there are still plenty of chances this season, and we have to go game to game.
He added, “Mentally, we have to be ready. We know what we can do and what we showed before. It’s on us to do that again — don’t lose confidence because we have a lot of quality in the team.
“Of course it’s a bummer (but) we should not lose our confidence because we did great before and we have to get back on that winning streak, and that’s by being ready for the next game on Saturday (at home to Leeds).”
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