Manchester City have been heavily criticised by former Arsenal star Paul Merson for their performance in Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid.
The Premier League side held out for a 0-0 draw with Zinedine Zidane's men in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium, but crashed out of the competition the following week with a 1-0 defeat in the Spanish capital.
And Merson says he cannot remember a less inspiring performance than Manuel Pellegrini's side's on Wednesday night, insisting they did not even try to book a spot in the final.
"I would say that's the worst I've ever seen in football," Merson told Sky Sports.
"It was the Champions League semi-final and City had 15 minutes to score one goal that would have seen them through to the final. They should have thrown everyone forward - the centre-halves, everybody!
"Champions League semi-finals come around once in a lifetime so to go out in the manner they did was poor.
"There will be a lot of players who came home on that plane the other day thinking: 'I won't be here next season'.
"City simply didn't have a go. I couldn't believe them on Wednesday, I've never seen anything like it. Will City ever have a better opportunity to reach the Champions League final again?"
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