Guardiola vows to guide his team out of its 'dark place'

Bernardo Silva admitted Manchester City is in a "dark place" after its shock 4-1 humiliation at Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League, but Pep Guardiola vowed to solve his stuttering side's problems.

Viktor Gyokeres' hat-trick, and a series of costly City misses, condemned Guardiola's men to three successive defeats for the first time since 2018.

Adding to City's misery was the sight of Sporting boss Ruben Amorim celebrating a remarkable victory in his final home game before leaving the Portuguese champion to take charge of Manchester United on Nov 11.