Nathan Aké delivers a frank assessment of Man City’s mindset after Feyenoord draw, revealing deeper concerns.

Manchester City star Nathan Aké gave a candid assessment following their disappointing 3-3 draw with Feyenoord. On Tuesday night, City squandered a 3-0 lead at the Etihad Stadium in what was arguably their worst 15 minutes under Pep Guardiola. Goals from Erling Haaland and Ilkay Gündogan had put City firmly in control, but strikes from Anis Hadj Moussa, Santiago Giménez, and David Hancko completed Feyenoord’s dramatic comeback.

The result leaves City in 15th place in the Champions League standings with just eight points from five matches. With a crucial Premier League match against Liverpool looming, Aké acknowledged the possibility of a mentality issue within the squad. Speaking to Amazon Prime Video, the Dutch defender said, “Maybe it’s a mental problem—it’s hard to say. We haven’t faced this kind of situation often, but now is the time to show our character. When things go against us and people doubt us, we need to stay mentally strong, believe in ourselves, and stick together. Every season there’s a period when people write us off, but we have to stay united as a team and staff to turn things around.”

Pep Guardiola also weighed in on the draw, expressing frustration with his team’s instability after leading 3-0. “The game was fine at 3-0, we were playing well, but then we conceded too many goals because we weren’t stable,” he said. “We’ve lost a lot of games recently, and we’re fragile. We needed a win for confidence. The performance was good, but the first and second goals we conceded shouldn’t happen. After that, we were desperate to win, but we need to manage these situations bette

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