Premier League record goalscorer Alan Shearer says Manchester City are “not right all over the park” after a 4-0 humiliation at home to Tottenham brought about their fifth consecutive defeat in all competitions.
“There are so many things [wrong],” he told Match of the Day.
“It’s not just not having Rodri, it’s defenders not defending properly in one v one situations, they haven’t got the press right.
“They are not right all over the park. It’s not good enough, players not tracking their runners.
“There is plenty to work on. They are too open, there’s no presence, no protection and they are far too easy to play against at this moment in time.”
City travel to Anfield to face league leaders Liverpool next weekend and Shearer believes it is already a game they cannot afford to lose.
“It’s a massive game,” he added. “For the first time I would have real concerns about Manchester City.
“Over the past couple of weeks I would have said ‘fine, no problem, they’ve been in similar situations where they have lost games, they’ll bounce back’ but I’m seeing too many worrying signs.
“If Liverpool were to beat Man City next week I think they’d find it really really tough [to win the league].”
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