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Manchester City wouldn't have capitulated like they did in the Leicester City defeat if Joe Hart was in goal, according to Richard Dunne.

City were awful defensively and conceded three goals in the first twenty minutes before they went 4-0 down as a result of John Stones' weak back pass in the second half.

Though they hit back through Aleksandar Kolarov and Nolito's late goals which added respectability to the score line, City were soundly beaten by the Premier League champions.

And former City favourite Dunne, who won the club's player of the year award four consecutive times, thinks City wouldn't have been so poor defensively if his old teammate Hart was in goal because he provides better communication with his back line.

"There's no shape, there's no leader on the pitch who is organising it," Dunne told BT Sport.

"As far back as the goalkeeper, there doesn't look like there's any communication.

"Joe Hart is one person who always spoke for Man City and you could always hear him.

"Maybe someone like him would sort the team out defensively."

Hart is currently on-loan at Torino after being shipped out by Pep Guardiola upon the City manager's arrival in Manchester.

His replacement Claudio Bravo was signed from Barcelona because of his ability to play with the ball at his feet but so far the Chilean has faced some criticism for his performances for City.

And again on Saturday, Bravo was disappointing and City's defence's lack of organisation was ruthlessly exploited by Leicester on the counter-attack.