Pep Guardiola has hailed five Premier League opponents for not sitting deep against Manchester City.
The Sky Blues are currently leading the Premier League, three points ahead of Liverpool.
And Guardiola has praised Liverpool, Arsenal, Leeds United, Brighton and Aston Villa for taking the game to his team.
Asked if he thinks teams are sitting deeper against his side this season, he said: "Yeah. Maybe we provoke them but most of them except Liverpool I would say, Brighton I would say, Arsenal in some moments I would say … let me think about it, maybe I'm forgetting someone.
"Aston Villa, we played there a little bit too. There are moments when they did it. But as a principle, when we make a good build-up, they sit.
"Leeds, as well. The rest, they sit back. But, honestly, I'm not saying nothing wrong. Every manager, every team can do whatever they want, absolutely."
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