A scathing defeat which plunges Pep Guardiola’s men a little further into crisis. The English champions are still in 2nd place in the standings but are losing ground on Liverpool, still in the lead with 5 points ahead and a game in hand.
With this new setback, the Skyblues are now in a series of 5 consecutive defeats in all competitions. According to statistics from Opta Jean, you have to go back to 1959 to see an English champion lose 5 matches in a row.
Kevin De Bruyne’s partners will have to quickly raise their heads at the risk of entering a more than negative spiral and before being overtaken by teams like Arsenal, Chelsea or even Brighton in the rankings.
The Mancunians’ next outing takes place at the Etihad Stadium against Feyenoord in the Champions League. A meeting to regain confidence before the long-awaited Premier League clash against Liverpool at Anfield. To be continued…
