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Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola shouts during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium in London, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.(AP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wants his side to \u201cmove forward\u201d after recording consecutive Premier League defeats for the first time since 2018.<\/p>\n

Gabriel Martinelli\u2019s late goal handed Arsenal victory at Emirates Stadium on Sunday \u2013 City\u2019s third domestic loss in a row.<\/p>\n

Newcastle \u2013 in the Carabao Cup \u2013 and Wolves have both beaten last season\u2019s Treble winners in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s football, we lost the game,\u201d Guardiola told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe we need to go a little bit behind [in the league] for our contenders, after what happened in the past.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in October. And people say this year it is not going to happen. No team in all history of the Premier League has won four in a row.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my experience, this is a long, long road. Time to come back stronger and go for it again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The absence of key midfielder Rodri has coincided with the Premier League champions\u2019 dip in form.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard, who was handed a three-match suspension for his dismissal against Nottingham Forest, has missed all three of the recent defeats but returned to the team in midweek, where they won 3-1 at RB Leipzig in the Champions League.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is an important player,\u201d said Guardiola.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut if he is not there, for the reason we know, we have to move forward and find solutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is an important player, for the personality, for the character, the presence [he brings].\u201d<\/p>\n

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Manchester City became only the second team to achieve the Treble, in 2022-23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

City midfielder Bernardo Silva believes that while the recent results are a \u201csetback\u201d for City, a similar story played out last campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast season we won the Treble and there was a point in the season where nothing was going our way,\u201d said the 29-year-old.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have these moments, it is about how you overcome these moments that define the team and what you are and what you can achieve by the end of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to keep fighting for all of the games.\u201d<\/p>\n

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