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Oleksandr Zinchenko says Manchester City must correct 'simple errors' after Basel shock

during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at Etihad Stadium on March 4, 2018 in Manchester, England.
Image: Oleksandr Zinchenko has made four Premier League starts for Man City so far this season

Manchester City wing-back Oleksandr Zinchenko says the team must bounce back from the surprise 2-1 loss to Basel by eradicating "simple errors" from their game.

A rotated City side were beaten 2-1 by Swiss team Basel at the Etihad on Wednesday, but still progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League by an aggregate score of 5-2.

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The defeat, City's fourth of the season in all competitions, ended a 15-month unbeaten run for Pep Guardiola's side at the Etihad Stadium.

Zinchenko stressed there are lessons that need to be learned from the shock.

Speaking ahead of Monday's game against Stoke, live on Sky Sports Premier League, he said: "We need to make some analysis of that because we are still learning, we are not machines. We can play like that sometimes.

"The most important thing was we got through, but that was the only positive from the night.

"But now we have to look forward because we have a lot of games this season, especially in the Premier League and we can win two (more) titles. Now we focus on Stoke."

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