Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has urged his side has to find a way to get Erling Haaland more involved after failing to make an impact in their 2-1 defeat at Manchester United.

The Norway international was limited to just 19 touches in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford and was unable to create many clear cut chances in the final third.

Haaland is now on a three match goal drought, having already scored 27 goals in his first 21 outings.

As a result of City’s recent stumbles, there has been talk about whether the addition of the talented forward has forced the team to change how they play. For the past two seasons, City has been used to playing without a true striker.

“At the moment we have that process because when teams are sat in their 18-yard box, it is more difficult but we have to find him a little bit more, yes,” said the City boss.

“I would say the inconsistency was in terms of results but not performances,” he said. “In general, (but) not against Southampton, we were consistent in our games.

“Of course against Everton we played better, but they had one shot on target and we drew. They punished you when before it didn’t happen — we always found a way to get the results.

“If we play good or bad, we always had that chance. I think this is our strength and we have to improve but in terms of performance, I think we are consistent.”