'We have to stay strong and stick together' - Ake

Manchester City defender Nathan Ake, speaking to Amazon Prime: "[It is] difficult. 3-0 up and we played quite well and were under control, but then it all changed.

"You just have to stay strong mentally. At 3-1 they then push on, but I think we need to go for it a bit earlier so we could keep the pressure on them, but we stayed playing at the back and maybe invited more pressure on us.

"Then when you concede the second one there is even more pressure and then we have to stay stronger mentally."

On if City gave the game away: "Yes I think we did. If you are 3-0 up at home you can never give it away like this. It is what it is at the moment. The only thing we can do is fight back and stay strong."

On whether the draw feels like a defeat: "When you are three goals up it feels like a defeat when you give up three goals at home. It is tough now, a tough night, but the only thing we can do is look forward to the next one. Liverpool is a big game and it is another challenge to overcome."

On if problems are a mental issue: "Maybe it is. It is difficult to say. Obviously we have not been in this situation many times but this is where we have to show our character. When everything seems to go against us and everyone is writing us off, we have to stay strong mentally, believe in ourselves and stick together.

"Every season there is a period when they write us off. We have to make sure we stay strong as a team and staff and make sure we get out of it."