Man City Runs Out Of Gasoline, Beaten By Brighton: 4 Times Losing In The Pep Guardiola Era
JAKARTA - Premier League club Manchester City (Man City) experienced its worst period in Pep Guardiola's coaching era after suffering a fourth successive defeat while away to Brighton and Hove Albion headquarters, Sunday, November 10 in the morning WIB.
Playing at the American Express Stadium, Man City lost 1-2. This is Phil Foden and his friends' fourth consecutive defeats, as well as threatening their dominance in the Premier League, after winning in four consecutive seasons.
The streak of Man City's defeat began in the English League Cup when they were eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur for losing 1-2. Next, Man City also lost in the Premier League when they travel to Bournemouth headquarters.
Pep Guardiola's men also fell 4-1 at the headquarters of Portuguese club Sporting CP in their action in the Champions League championship. They also failed to win and even lost at Brighton and Hove Albion's home.
Man City actually started well when Erling Haaland put The Citizens ahead in the 23rd minute. But Germany's side Fabian Hurzeler bounced back in the second half.
The hosts equalized in the 78th minute thanks to a goal scored by Joao Neto. They turned ahead to 2-1 after Matthew O'Riley broke into Ederson's Man City goal in the 82nd minute.
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This defeat did not change Man City's position in the standings. They have not been shifted from second place with 23 points. However, the failure to get points at Brighton made Man City unable to put pressure on the leaders of the Liverpool standings.
Arne Slot's team are increasingly perched at the top after winning 2-0 over Aston Villa, Sunday (101/11/2024) early morning WIB. Darwin Nunez scored two goals in the 20th minute and Mohamed Salah (80). Liverpool are now at the top of the standings with a collection of 28 points or five points ahead of Man City.