Stones making no excuses for shock Wigan defeat

John Stones says Manchester Metropolis maintain most efficient themselves accountable for their shock FA Cup defeat to Wigan Athletic on Monday.

A 2nd-1/2 purpose from Will Grigg secured a 1-Zero accept the League One facet at the DW Stadium and ended hopes of a quadruple for Pep Guardiola’s facet.

Stones admits it has come as a main blow to the squad, coming factual six days sooner than their EFL Cup closing meeting with Arsenal at Wembley.

« They obtained one probability and scored it. Or not it’s our possess fault we’re out of the FA Cup, » mentioned the centre-aid, as quoted by Metropolis’s honorable internet site.

« We need to be competing in all four competitions unless the tip. It turn into as soon as a closing for us but it absolutely’s by no methodology easy, coming away to a lower league crew with the instances and all the pieces that contains it. 

« Or not it’s a blow. I cannot say powerful extra. »

3 – Tonight turn into as soon as most efficient the third time Manchester Metropolis maintain did not ranking in a match this season, with lower league facets resposnsible for two of those (Wolves and Wigan). Blanks.

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Metropolis’s job turn into as soon as made extra complicated when Fabian Delph turn into as soon as sent off in direction of the tip of the main 1/2, but the visitors restful dominated lawsuits, managing 82.5 per cent of the possession and 29 photos compared to Wigan’s four.

Even supposing Stones feels the crimson card had an impression, he maintains the runaway Premier League leaders did ample a minimal of to pressure a replay.

« It turn into as soon as a advanced one. Obviously, the sending-off turn into as soon as a massive ingredient in the game but I believed we deserved to ranking a replay a minimal of, » he added.  « They’d one probability and scored. 

« The sending-off had a massive make. You’d like Eleven gamers on the pitch in any recognize events. I cannot say whether it turn into as soon as a crimson card or not as I have not viewed it. 

« Or not it’s a form of issues and likewise it’s top to form out it and place on. I believed we dominated the game and created diverse probabilities and we must maintain obtained it. »