Manchester City are now in crisis after a fourth consecutive defeat and Pep Guardiola must be wondering whether he can be bothered with this nonsense.

Pep Guardiola’s side were thumped 4-1 by a Viktor Gyokeres-inspired ... Manchester City had initially coped well with the absence of Rodri Hernandez, having won six of the first seven matches that he missed after suffering a serious knee injury against ...

Pep Guardiola issued the exact opposite of a positive injury update just 24 hours before Manchester City faces Brighton at American Express Stadium.

Brighton staged a sensational late fightback to come from behind and send Manchester City to a fourth consecutive defeat with a pulsating 2-1 win at the Amex Stadium. Substitute Matt O'Riley appeared in the area in the 83rd minute to tuck away Joao Pedro's pass for his first Brighton goal to stun the Premier League champions,

Manchester City's crisis deepened on Saturday as they suffered a dramatic 2-1 defeat to Brighton, marking the first time in Pep Guardiola's illustrious managerial career that he has lost four consecutive matches.

Manchester City have suffered four defeats in succession under Pep Guardiola for the first time as they were defeated 2-1 at Brighton, with their performance in the second half of that encounter described as “abject”.