A scathing Pep Guardiola accused Manchester City of being a “happy flowers” team and lacking the guts and desire to win, with the manager also criticising fans’ lack of passion and the club as a whole, in an unprecedented attack after Thursday’s 4-2 comeback victory over Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium.
In seven years at City the Catalan had never rounded on his players but he made no attempt to hide his dismay after seeing his side trail 2-0 at half-time. Following goals from Dejan Kulesevski and Emerson, City fought back via Julián Álvarez, Erling Haaland and Riyad Mahrez, who…
