Wednesday 22 February 2017 11:39, UK
Former Manchester City striker Paul Walsh has described the club's thrilling 5-3 Champions League win over Monaco as "pure entertainment".
A combination of attacking brilliance and awful defending contributed to a wild night at the Etihad on Tuesday.
A poor clearance by Willy Caballero, who later saved a penalty, allowed Radamel Falcao to cancel out Raheem Sterling's opener and John Stones, who struck late on for City, was partially at fault for the Colombian's second of the game.
Nicolas Otamendi also added to a shaky defensive display, struggling to keep tabs on 18-year-old striker Kylian Mbappe and conceding the penalty for a clumsy challenge on Falcao.
Meanwhile, Monaco didn't fare much better at the back.
Goalkeeper Danijel Subasic allowed the hosts back into the match when he made a mess of Sergio Aguero's low shot, and the French club's defence went to pieces in the final 20 minutes, conceding three times.
In between the errors there was fine attacking play, with Leroy Sane and Aguero excellent for City and Bernardo Silva, Mbappe and Falcao impressive for the visitors.
Walsh, who watched the match for Soccer Special, said City's philosophy of playing their way out from defence often got them in trouble.
"I thought for long periods before the goals Monaco were the better team," he told Sky Sports.
"I got really nervous when Stones and Otamendi were playing so deep - they were sitting right on the six-yard box - but City kept going.
"I thought Sterling's opener would change the nature of the game but it didn't; it was end-to-end, mistake after mistake.
"It was a fantastic game to watch from a pure entertainment point of view. From an attacking point of view there was some great play but defensively, it was awful.
"Pep Guardiola likes to play round the back but I don't think the players are comfortable with it.
"I think it's making the players in front nervous too. When it comes off it look great but teams are going to press and harry them. That could be their downfall.
"But what looked like being a nightmare night for City has turned out to be a pretty good one. They'll go to Monaco with a great chance of getting through."
