Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane is not too cut up by the 3-1 loss against Orlando Pirates and says they will improve within weeks to come.

Masandawana’s defeat to Milutin Sredojevic’s also saw their lead at the top of the PSL table being cut to just one point, following Free State Stars’ 1-0 victory against Cape Town City.

‘Our team is growing. I think that our team is playing much better than we did when we won the league with 71 points [in the 2015-16 season],’ he told IOL Sport.

‘Unfortunately we are six points behind from our budget. We have to dig deeper [to catch up on our own targets]. But so far so good We’ll get there. We have a lot of injuries.

‘In four weeks’ time we will be a better team with [Soumahoro] Bangaly, Aubrey Ngoma and others coming back from their injuries along with the other two acquisitions that are guaranteed.

‘They’re here already. We’ll be stronger. We are just a little bit shaky due to the injuries.

‘Khama [Billiat] isn’t here, he has a problem with his patella. A different team, a much better and stronger team will come back soon to compete in the Caf Champions League [and the league]. But the team we currently have is good enough to win the league.

‘It’s just that it’s not consistent. But who is consistent? Tell me one team that’s consistent, that can raise their hand and say that we are consistent and we are winning. Which one? None. We are all in the same whirlpool,’ he concluded.

The former CAF Champions League champions will look to get back to winning ways in the PSL when they face Platinum Stars on Saturday with kickoff set for 18:00.

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