'You deserve it!' - Furious Pep Guardiola in rare public bashing of his own Man City players after Crystal Palace collapse & tells his attackers they 'didn't create anything'

City were cruising against Crystal Palace but squandered victory by conceding twice in the final 15 minutes. Jean-Philippe Mateta's strike and Michael Olise's added-time penalty cancelled out Jack Grealish and Rico Lewis' earlier goals and snatched the most unlikely of draws for Roy Hodgson's side, who had been played off the park by City for most of the game. But Guardiola said his side got what they deserved.

"Not bad luck, deserved. We give away two points, for yourself, you give the penalty, you deserve it," Guardiola told a press conference. "You see the chances we created and concede it is quite similar to the Chelsea game."

Guardiola also said his attacking players did not manage well against Palace's low block and blamed them for not scoring more. He added: "With 10 players in 18 yard box with space they have to be patient, playing that way we don’t create absolutely anything. We are not consistent enough to close the games."

City have failed to win five of their last six Premier League matches and could be 12 points behind leaders Liverpool by the time of their next game, away to Everton on December 27.

City have thrown away the lead in four of the games in which they have dropped points - against Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea and Palace - conceding a goal within the final 10 minutes or later.

City take a break from Premier League action for the next week to contest the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia, where they will be aiming to become world champions for the first time ever.