Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna has admitted he shouldn’t have played against Liverpool on Saturday following the Paris Attacks.
The Frenchman was on the end of a 4-1 hammering as Jurgen Klopp‘s men stormed to all three points at the Eithad Stadium this weekend.
Sagna and centre-back Eliaquim Mangala were both in the France squad during the Paris Attacks last Friday, and they both suffered from shocking displays on Saturday, with Mangala scoring an own-goal after just seven minutes.
Speaking after the game, Sagna admitted he wasn’t physically or mentally ready to play against Liverpool and he probably shouldn’t have been playing.
He said: “It was not easy to be part of that event [Paris]. I was feeling down and it was quite difficult to play. Personally, it’s not been my best week.
“Mentally and physically I believed I was ok to play. But I wasn’t. I tired quite quickly and didn’t have as much power as I usually do.”
Sagna was at fault for the Mangala own-goal after losing the ball, and he admitted that he felt guilty.
He added: “I felt guilty [about the goal]. I should have kept my head up but I was too upset. I was thinking about what happened and I shouldn’t have.
“I don’t want to blame the team or the defensive changes we made. I look at myself first and I was bad.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt