Manchester City "have definitely dropped too many points" this season, says midfielder Ilkay Gundogan.
The defending champions are second in the Premier League, eight points behind Liverpool, who have won all of their eight games.
City have lost twice - 3-2 at Norwich and 2-0 at home to Wolves on Sunday - and drew 2-2 with Tottenham.
"We need to fix our situation and drop as few points as possible," said 28-year-old Gundogan.
"It's not that easy to take these things and see your biggest rival win all the time, with things that you can't control.
"We're the side that have struggled quite a bit more and they have continued better. That's a fact we want to change."
