Pep Guardiola is not happy with Manchester United approach and style of play after his team was defeated

Pep Guardiola has aimed a dig at Manchester United's use of long balls as he set out to explain what he wants to see from his City side.

Guardiola takes City to the Hawthorns for Saturday's game against West Brom in the midst of the worst run of his managerial career.

City have not won in six games - which is also the club's worst spell in eight years - and Guardiola is expecting a rough ride from Tony Pulis's men.

The Blues lost 1-0 at Old Trafford in the EFL Cup in midweek, and it was put to Guardiola that his team struggled to play their way around United's pressing, which may be also be an issue against the Baggies.

But Guardiola took exception, insisting his side do have ways to play directly, but that while Jose Mourinho's side may have won thanks to an aerial bombardment, he will never take such an approach. "The goal for United it was long ball, long ball, long ball, long ball, lose the ball in the duels, score the goal," he said. 

"So sometimes you concede a goal because you have to build up and after like this. And sometimes you use the long balls you concede a goal as well."