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Pep Guardiola says Man City did 'absolutely everything' in draw with Middlesbrough

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Pep Guardiola says his Manchester City side did "absolutely everything" in their 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough

Pep Guardiola says his Manchester City side did "absolutely everything" in their 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough on Saturday.

Sergio Aguero's 150th Manchester City goal was cancelled out by Marten de Roon's stoppage-time equaliser, meaning City are without a win in three home games in the Premier League.

Guardiola, despite admitting these late set-backs are part of the game, insists his side played all of the football against Boro, who he said did "absolutely nothing".

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Highlights: Manchester City 1-1 Middlesbrough

"It's part of the game," Guardiola told Sky Sports. "We did everything, just like against Everton, but in the last minute with a cross they score. It's part of football, and we have to learn from that.

"We made absolutely everything. We created six or seven clear, clear chances. In the end, we didn't score, and that's why at the end in the Premier League that can happen. Just one cross, and it can happen.

Manchester City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo (L) fails to save a header from Middlesbrough midfielder Marten de Roon, Premier League
Image: Marten de Roon heads home Middlesbrough's late leveller

"Opponents can play where they want, we have to find another way to solve that situation. But we made absolutely everything. In the end, OK, we miss our chances, they don't do absolutely anything, or a few things, and after one or two chances they score, and we have to learn about that for the future."

Guardiola, whose side beat Barcelona 3-1 in the Champions League in midweek, praised his team's performance at the Etihad, and says Boro only had two chances in the entire game.

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"With it at 1-0, you want more control, you want to defend, and we played a really good game. They had two chances, one was saved by Claudio in the beginning of the second half and then in the last minute.

"We have to accept that. The end result we analyse, we have to accept that, and we analyse how many things we did well."

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