Manchester City suffered a new defeat under the leadership of Spanish coach Pep Guardiola, after losing to Brighton 2-1 in the match that was held yesterday, Saturday, at Falmer Stadium, in the eleventh round of the English Premier League.
This loss came at a sensitive time for the club, as the team is going through a series of negative results, which raises many questions about its future in local and continental competitions.
The beginning of a bad era for Guardiola with Manchester City
According to the “Squaka” statistics network, this is the first time in Pep Guardiola’s history with Manchester City that the team has lost four consecutive matches in all competitions.
This negative series began with City losing to Tottenham with a score of 2-1 in the League Cup, then was followed by another defeat against Bournemouth in the league with the same score, and then came the biggest loss against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League with a score of 4-1, before falling to Brighton in the league. Again.
Negative number for the first time for Guardiola
As for the “Opta” statistics network, it confirmed that Guardiola has never, throughout his coaching career, suffered four consecutive defeats in all competitions, which reflects the extent of the difficulties facing the Spanish coach this season, and raises more questions about the tactics used and the fluctuations in the team’s performance.
Manchester City’s negative numbers extend to Haaland
On the other hand, the match witnessed an unprecedented event for Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, as he lost for the first time in his career in the English Premier League after scoring a goal in the match.
Over the course of 46 matches in which Haaland scored, Manchester City won 40 matches and tied 6 matches, so this defeat to Brighton was an exception that emphasized the difficult times the team was going through.
Manchester City and Brighton are ranked in the English Premier League table
With this defeat, Manchester City’s balance froze at 23 points, occupying second place, 5 points behind leaders Liverpool, which won a strong confrontation against Aston Villa yesterday, Saturday.
On the other hand, Brighton succeeded in raising its score to 19 points to temporarily jump to fourth place, benefiting from its victory over the defending champion in an exceptional confrontation.
