Manchester City’s playing mood is record weak compared to recent years. In Sunday’s local game, United punished Pep Guardiola’s protégés.
15.12. 20:51•Updated 0:35
Manchester’s local game in the English Premier League brought a dramatic end, where United won 2-1 at the City Stadium with two last-minute goals.
City dominated the game If Guardioli with a full hit in the first half, but Bruno Fernandes tied the game with a penalty kick in the 88th minute, and just a couple of minutes later Amad Diallo sealed a 2–1 win for United.
Pep Guardiola’s Coached by City, they have won only once in their last 11 matches, including all competitions, and there have been no fewer than eight losses.
– I have no defense. I’m the boss and the coach, and it’s my job to find a solution to this.
The losing streak and low-flying period is unprecedented for City after four consecutive Premier League titles.
– When it’s a big club like this, and you lose eight matches out of eleven, then something is wrong. What can I say? The schedule is tough, and there are a lot of injured players. No. I’m just not good enough, it’s that simple, Guardiola commented on his painful episode to the news agency AFP.
City are nine points behind league leaders Liverpool, who have one less game to play.
With the win, Manchester United rose to 12th place in the series, at least temporarily.
In the late game of the Premier League, second-placed Chelsea beat Brentford 2–1. The points pot brought the London team within two points of league leader Liverpool.
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