Pep Guardiola's players conceded a fourth consecutive defeat this Saturday against Brighton (2-1).
Manchester City suffered a fourth consecutive defeat, the second in a row in the Premier League, on Saturday at Brighton (2-1), where the four-time English champions were overthrown in the second half. This is the worst series of defeats suffered by coach Pep Guardiola since he took charge of the «Citizens» in 2016.
The Spaniard has just suffered a fourth successive setback after losing against Tottenham (2-1) in the League Cup, Bournemouth (2-1) in the league then Sporting Lisbon (4-1) in the Champions League . His team, however, opened the scoring with Erling Haaland (23rd, 0-1), the Norwegian striker's 75th goal in the English championship.
But she suffered Brighton's revolt in the second half and ended up breaking down in front of Joao Pedro, scorer (78th, 1-1) then decisive passer for Matt O'Riley (83rd, 2-1), another entrant. Coaching inspired by Fabian Hürzeler carries the «Seaguls» in fourth place while awaiting the rest of the 11th day of the championship.
Manchester City, second with 23 points, can see current leader Liverpool (1st, 25 pts) soar in the standings in the event of a victory on Saturday evening against Aston Villa. After the international break, Man City will also have a tough recovery with the reception of Tottenham on November 23, then a trip to Liverpool on December 1.