Gary Neville believes Man City's 3-3 draw with Feyenoord in midweek will have had a more damaging impact on the team than last weekend's 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Tottenham
City ended a run of five straight defeats when they drew with the Dutch side at the Etihad on Tuesday night .
However, the result will have felt like a loss for Pep Guardiola's men as they let a 3-0 lead slip, conceding three in the last 15 minutes.
The match came just three days after Tottenham's shocking 4-0 win at the Etihad but Neville thinks the Feyenoord game will have hurt more.
Speaking on Sky Sports on Sunday, Neville said: 'I think the game in midweek in some ways was worse than the one last weekend in the sense that you're three-nil up and might think you're back on track.
'And all of a sudden, the roof caves in on you. I think coming off the back of that one, it's a tough one for them.'
City have their work cut out for them if they are to end their poor run of form as the champions visit league leaders Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
The Reds have made a brilliant start to the season and with be 11 points clear of the Citizens if they claim the three points.
And Neville thinks the Anfield atmosphere might prove too much for a team who finds themselves in their lowest moment in many years.
'The problem is this is one of the toughest places for any team to come, let alone City. But there will be something in the back of their minds.
'They're serial winners, all of them. The problem is the reality might hit home when they get out on the pitch and they hear this crowd.'