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Pep Guardiola claims Man City are victims of their own success after loss at Chelsea

- After losing 2-0 to Chelsea over the weekend, Guardiola says every team wants to beat City

- Kante and Luiz helped the Blues bounce back to convincing victory over the Premier League champions

- The defeat was the Citizens' first defeat in the English topflight this season and they will battle Everton in their next meeting

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted that every other team are working tirelessly to beat his team.

The Citizens' unbeaten run in the Premier League came to an end on Saturday, November 8 following their 2-0 defeat to Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge.

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N'golo Kante and David Luiz were the goals scorers for the Blues as they overcame the Etihad Stadium outfit after regulation period.

This means that City have relinquished their leadership at the summit of the table for the first time in a long while but will hope they can return in a bit.

SunSport quoted Guardiola saying: "Everybody wants to beat us - being in the position that we are, playing a lot of games in the position that we have, in the way we want to play.

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"You don’t have to tell me how competitive this league is."

City will be hoping to bounce back to winning ways when they host Everton at the Etihad Stadium, but will face a little test from Hoffenheim in the Champions League on Wednesday.

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They are already through to the next round of the continental championship and might field their second team for the inconsequential game.

Guardiola's men are one point behind Liverpool who are currently the EPL table toppers following their 4-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday, November 8.

Legit.ng recalls that Chelsea handed Manchester City their first Premier League defeat following their 2-0 win at the Stamford Bridge over the weekend.

N'golo Kante opened scoring for the Blues on the stroke of half time after which David Luiz sealed the win for the hosts later in the second half.

Maurizio Sarri's men however remain fourth on the log with 34 points - two behind third place side tottenham Hotspur.

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