'I wasn’t happy with myself' - Nathan Ake gives brutal verdict on own display in Man City defeat

Nathan Ake admitted Saturday's defeat to Wolves was one of his toughest games in a Manchester City shirt and that he wasn't at all 'happy' with his performance.

City's 100 per cent start to the new Premier League season came was ended on Saturday as they fell to a 2-1 defeat by Wolves, their second loss in a week after crashing out of the Carabao Cup to Newcastle on Wednesday. Other than an early opportunity for Erling Haaland, the Blues struggled to create against a resolute Wolves back-line.

It was a boisterous atmosphere inside Molineux as the home crowd made their feelings toward Matheus Nunes well-known from the opening seconds. The hosts took the lead when Mateo Kovacic's sloppy pass was intercepted by Pedro Neto and he embarked on an excellent run.

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Neto evaded Phil Foden and then brushed off a challenge from Ake before his cut-back was deflected in by Ruben Dias. Julian Alvarez equalised with a sublime free-kick but Wolves weren't deterred and they continued to expose City by getting in behind, with Ake having a particularly tough time against Neto and Nelson Semedo.

It was the latter who set up the winning goal, with his ball into the box causing chaos before Matheus Cunha teed up Hwang Hee-chan to stick home the winner. Ake was honest about his own poor performance after the match.

"It was not a good enough performance from myself and the team," he said. “They had a lot of counterattacks, we should have stopped them. Me, I should have stopped them.

"I could have done much better on a few occasions. I will definitely look at myself first before anyone else. But I think overall we could have done much better. Yeah, it was