I have not been able to catch Man City this year but what is going on recently? They were blowing the doors off of people last year.
The main problem I see(By no means masterful opinion) Pellegrini is insisting on playing 4-2-2-2. That meaning Yaya Toure, and Fernandinho are meant to cover 50-60 yards of pitch by themselves. Yaya although being a great player, is incredibly lazy. He isn't the type of player that will chase down people all game.(In my opinion the main reason pep got rite of him at Barca). We got killed today in midfield vs bayern's three main midfeild. Against three players(Lahm, Kroos, and schwinsteger) that never stop moving. They were like a machine.
The differences in the united game was that United only played a midfeild two of Carrick and Fellani. Yaya and Ferna were able to dominate the game.
It was painfully obvious throughout the game today, how Pellegrini didnt make changes at halftime I'll never understand.
Games like this are why its baffling to me we allowed Gareth Barry to go out on loan. Tough day to be a city supporter, but Bayern are the best team in the world and they showed it today.