Pep Guardiola's side threw away a three-goal lead to fall deeper into crisis as their run without a win stretched to six games
Manchester City thought they were out of their crisis when they went 3-0 up against Feyenoord on Tuesday, but their own dismal defending pulled them right back in as they were left wondering how on earth they managed to draw 3-3 in the Champions League.
Pep Guardiola's side were cruising thanks to a double from Erling Haaland and an Ilkay Gundogan strike, but they capitulated in a dreadful final 15 minutes.
A horrendous Josko Gvardiol back-pass allowed Anis Hadj Moussa to pull Feyenoord back into contention before Santiago Gimenez and David Hancko scored to round off the most unlikely of comebacks from the visitors, who are fourth in the Eredivisie, eight points off the pace.
GOAL rates City's players from the Etihad Stadium…
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Ederson (4/10):
Stood tall to trap Paixao's effort but appeared to take his eye off the ball late in the game. A tad slow when he tried to halt Hadj-Moussa and didn't guard his post properly in the build-up to the second before being at fault for the equaliser.
Rico Lewis (5/10):
Was having a more comfortable evening than in recent weeks, shuttling between defence and midfield with ease, but he was overwhelmed at the end.
Manuel Akanji (5/10):
Crossed when Haaland's header hit the post. Part of the general defensive shoddiness towards the end.
Nathan Ake (6/10):
City missed his physical presence when he was taken off with 21 minutes to go
Josko Gvardiol (4/10):
Made a couple of good recovery runs but one weak ball to Foden that was intercepted was a sign he was lacking concentration, and he made his worst blunder of a bad week to gift Feyenoord a way back in to the game.
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Bernardo Silva (5/10):
Couldn't impose himself on the game.
Ilkay Gundogan (5/10):
Still looks uncomfortable as the main holding midfielder, but at least he scored.
Matheus Nunes (7/10):
Had a lively game, making an important block in the first half and setting up Haaland's second goal. Created another chance which Grealish should have done better with.
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Phil Foden (5/10):
Uninspiring once more. Blocked Grealish's shot and saw his own strike tipped around the post.
Erling Haaland (8/10):
A handful: hit the post, won the penalty and scored twice. Deserved much better.
Jack Grealish (5/10):
Not an encouraging return at all. Wasted a great chance to make it 4-0 and then had a shot deflected onto the bar at the end.
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Kevin De Bruyne (5/10):
Offered some flair but not enough intensity.
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (5/10):
Too inexperienced to see the game out.
James McAtee (5/10):
Couldn't link up properly with his team-mates and scuffed his one chance.
Pep Guardiola (4/10):
Looked furious at the end, but it was partly his fault for making so many substitutions, which indicated he thought the game was over. Instead, the disease has spread even further.