Bernardo Silva has slammed Manchester City’s performance as “unacceptable” after they suffered a 2-0 defeat to local rivals Manchester United on Sunday.
Goals from Anthony Martial and Scott McTominay at Old Trafford saw City lose to United for the second time this season.
Portugal winger Silva admitted his side were not up to the standard expected of them this weekend and urged them to bounce back in their next game.
"It was a bad game for us. Not acceptable. We didn’t start badly and were playing quite well until we conceded,” he said to Sky Sports after the match.
"We know how good the Manchester United players are on the counterattack, very aggressive. So our performance was not acceptable.
"We will have to watch the game back and listen to what Pep has to say. But a team like ours cannot lose this many games. We need to check what’s not going right and try not to make so many mistakes."
He continued to BBC Sport: A very bad day for us, it is always a special game even though we are not going for the title. It is a special game for our fans and us and we need to do better. It is not acceptable to play this way and lose like this.
"We started well but everything changed after the goal, a very bad performance in my opinion.
"Possession is important in a way but does not dictate if you play well or not. We did not control the game as we should have and maybe from the perspective of people watching the game, we had more possession but they had the more clear chances. A bad performance.
"I don't think it will affect performances in the Champions League. It is not acceptable to come here and lose 2-0."