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Shearer: Guardiola body language rattling Man City players

Newcastle hero Alan Shearer feels Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola's body language is rattling his players.

Shearer wrote for The Sun: "Pep Guardiola is cutting a very angry, frustrated and agitated figure.

"When the media becomes the target of your ire off the pitch, you know things aren't working well on it.

"The way his Manchester City team managed to fashion a draw from such a position of dominance against Tottenham on Saturday evening will understandably not have helped his demeanour.

"Yes, it was a penalty late on when Raheem Sterling was pushed — but that incident helped to mask the fact his side blew a 2-0 lead.

"The problems with the goalkeeper are well documented but he was not to blame for either goal.

"City simply cannot defend and a lot of the indecision at the back comes from the indecision of the manager.

"He changes from three at the back to four or five.

"The personnel change regularly too and the ones that do play look uncertain about their role."

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