Pep Guardiola admits he is unsure how Liverpool have amassed such a commanding lead at the top of the Premier League table.
Jurgen Klopp's leaders are eight-points clear of second-place Leicester City and a further three ahead of the champions.
With City facing a visit of local rivals Manchester United this evening, Guardiola claims something is missing at the Etihad this season.
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“I would like to discover the reason for this big gap with Liverpool,” he said. “One is, no doubt, the quality of the opponent. I repeat, one lost game in almost 60, the numbers are incredible.
“When I review all the games we’ve played, even Norwich, we created [around] 20 shots. I know the stats, we are the best team by far at creating chances and the best team by far at conceding few. Much better than the opponents, but we are 11 points behind.
“So something has happened. I tried to discover. Sometimes it’s human; we can do better. We try to improve the next game.
"For example, in the last game [at Burnley], we scored an incredible four goals.
"But sometimes we miss goals from one metre and in the last game we shot in the corner from Gabriel [Jesus], two from out of the box from Riyad [Mahrez] and Rodri, and so sometimes it’s difficult to find an explanation.
"But that’s the truth – we’re 11 points behind. There’s something we missed and, honestly, I don’t know.”
