Manchester City defender Gael Clichy has stated that his side need to be more clinical in front of goal in order to turn their recent slump around.

City succumbed to a narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of local rivals Manchester United in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night and the loss means that the Citizens have now failed to claim a single victory in their last six matches.

Left-back Clichy has now stated that City are actually playing well at the moment but have been unable to get the desired results due to profligacy in front of goal.

The Frenchman told the club's official website: "We gave everything and at the moment, we are not getting what we deserve.

"Lately, the results and the points are not on board. We have to keep working and we're sure we're going to get there.

"They had one or two chances during the game - they scored one of them. After this, it is difficult. They are strong. We tried to play the way we want to play.

"If we are a bit more clinical playing forward and more compact as a team, maybe we can do better."