Man City 'not in crisis - it's just not what we are used to'

Injuries are having a big impact at Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola has always made changes and rotated his squad but there was still a core group of players that played the majority of games. That included Rodri and Kevin de Bruyne.

All clubs at some point go through an injury crisis - we saw it at Newcastle last season and at Brentford where they had 10 players missing - but before you know it, you do not have time to be able to be the best version of yourself.

This is not an overall crisis for City by any means. It just feels like it because they have lost three games in a row.

If Liverpool had not had a near-perfect start, then City would still be at the top of the table.

It is just not what we are used to seeing from Guardiola's side. He is having to pick whoever is available rather than who will make the best team for each game. That is affecting the flow of their season.

Some players are back for a week and then out for a further two, so it is tough to say at this stage of the season which players are in really good form as a lot of them have not had the stability to play.

City can turn things around but it will be tough to do because while they are down, the other teams will be up and will recognise it is a good time to be playing them.

And, while still being a good team, it is not the best version that we have seen of them in recent years.

Nedum Onuoha was speaking to BBC Sport's Katie Stafford