'We should not panic' - Reijnders
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Manchester City should "not panic" after being stunned at home by Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League to suffer back-to-back defeats.
Boss Pep Guardiola made 10 changes to the side that lost at Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday but it backfired with a 2-0 reverse at Etihad Stadium.
The Spaniard took "full responsibility" for the result and said the number of changes made were "maybe too much".
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders now feels it is a time for calm heads.
"We should not panic now," said the Dutchman. "Of course losing two times in a row is not a good thing but we know there are still plenty of chances this season and we have to go game to game.
"You're not playing a lot of times with each other, but we're playing for Manchester City so it shouldn't be a problem because if you play here you have quality. We have to show, it was too little today what we showed."
City will aim to put things right on Saturday when they host strugglers Leeds United.
Reijnders added: "Mentally we have to be ready. We know what we can do and what we showed before. It's on us to do that again.
"Don't lose the confidence because we have a lot of quality in the team."