Graham Potter has admitted the fact that Chelsea is really going through a tough moment.
Mahrez ‘s lone goal was all the citizens needed to pick the maximum points in the match played at the Stamford bridge.
Riddled with injuries, Graham Potter admitted the responsibility of the loss while also adding that it’s a tough moment to get only six points from a possible 24 in the last eight games.
The result, which means a sixth defeat of the campaign leaves Chelsea 10 points behind fourth place, and dangles between the relegation zone as they are to the Champions League spots.
“It’s tough at the moment, I must admit, and I feel for the boys. We have to stick together. It was disappointing to lose the guys, but the players that came in, the players that were on the pitch, gave everything and that’s all you can ask for.” he told Sky sports.
Reflecting on the game , he commended his boys for the performance despite losing Raheem Sterling and Pulisic earlier in the game to injury.
“When you consider everything, in terms of losing Raheem really early and Christian as well, the lads gave everything.It was a spirited performance, we had some opportunities against a top team. Apart from the result – you never like to lose – I’m proud of the players in terms of everything they gave”
Chelsea’s injury list is one of the major hindrances affecting their performance , but Potter said: “We can’t complain about it. We have to just get on with it.
“The boys that were on the pitch gave everything, and they did what we asked them to do. There was some spirit and some quality and some opportunities. Manchester City doesn’t give you much, but I thought we earned something from the game, but it is what it is.
“You always have to take your responsibility, and when you’re not playing well you want to improve that. But you hope people look at the whole context and see where we are and what we have had to deal with, but at the same time emotions are high, that’s how it is, you have to try and ride out any storm and try to stay level.”
Chelsea go again against City in the FA Cup on Sunday and later face off with four London derbies in their next five Premier League matches – with the only exception being a clash against Liverpool.