The fifth of five successive defeats was the worst of the lot. A 4-0 home loss.Man City last lost like that in 2006, when Stuart Pearce was in charge. The bad stats….
- City’s current run represents the longest losing streak of Guardiola’s managerial career, and their worst since 2006 under Stuart Pearce
- This is the first time City have lost three successive Premier League games under Guardiola
- Guardiola had never previously lost a home league game by four goals in his managerial career
- This is the joint-biggest defeat for Guardiola as a manager. He also lost 4-0 to Everton in 2017 and Barcelona in the Champions League in 2016 – and with Bayern Munich against Real Madrid in 2014
- Saturday’s reverse is City’s heaviest defeat at Etihad Stadium
- City are the first reigning top-flight champions to lose five games in a row in all competitions since Chelsea in March 1956
- This was City’s worst home league defeat since a 5-1 loss to Arsenal in 2003
- It was also the earliest City have been 2-0 down in a Premier League home game since December 2010 (19th minute v Everton)
- Guardiola has now lost to Tottenham more often than any other opponent (9).
- This was just the third time a team has won away against the reigning Premier League champions by four or more goals.
- City had 23 shots in this game to no avail, their most in a Premier League game they failed to score in since a 2-0 loss to Manchester United in March 2021.
How on earth are they going to come back from this ?