The defeat of the Man. City against Liverpool (0-2) this Sunday was a sad chapter in the crisis that Manchester City lives this season. The goals of Salah and Szoboszlai marked a negative record for the ‘Cityzens’, as Liverpool won his first victory in Premier in Etihad since Pep Guardiola arrived at the City bench. In addition, to put more firewood on fire, the ‘Cityzens’ beat another negative record: it is their campaign with more ligueras literature at this point (eight) and more defeats in total (14) … Since the ‘era PEP’ started. .
Guardiola signed for the ‘Skyblues’ in 2016 and, since then, the ‘pool’ has visited the Etihad on 23 times in all competitions. Although they had achieved the victory in FA Cup (in the semifinals of 2022, by 2-3) and in a quarterfinals of Champions in 2018 (1-2), the ‘reds’ did not know the victory in the’ Cityzen temple ‘Within the league competition. In Premier, Liverpool had traveled to Etihad with Guardiola on the bench eight times, falling defeated four times and drawing four others.
On the other hand, Mohamed Salah continued to make history and became the player who has endorsed the City of Guardiola (nine). Another season for the memory of the Egyptian … at the expense of the City.
Pep Guardiola in his presentation as Manchester City coach in 2016
Guardiola City with more defeats
In addition, most of those ‘Cityzens’ victories have been by a great margin of difference. Those of Pep beat Liverpool, at that time led by Jurgen Klopp, 4-1 in April 2023; by 4-0 in July 2020 (in pandemia); and with a ‘hand’ (5-0) in the early 17-18. On the contrary to the current City. So far this season, those of PEP already accumulate 14 defeats in all competitions, becoming their worst record since Guardiola is at the controls. His worst campaign so far was the 19-20, in the fell 12 times (nine of them in Premier, one more than now, but there is a lot to play).
The Champions, at stake, and the Premier, nor does it consider
Worst of all, this defender of defeats has been beaten in February, with 12 Premier days ahead. A season, in short, to forget for a ‘Cityzen’ painting that is outside the Champions League and without hope of fighting a premier that seems aimed for Liverpool.
Those of Arne Slot are 11 points above the second, Arsenal, and 20 ahead of City itself. With this victory in the Etihad, the Dutch coach has defeated the City in the two League meetings, a feat that Jurgen Klopp could not achieve in his 10 years as coach ‘Red’.
So bad is the thing that the current objective of the ‘Skyblues’ is to classify the Champions League 25-26. The places are very requested, since between the room (City) and the eighth (villa) there are only four points. Therefore, the City has no insurance or going to the Champions (I will be the first five, surely).
Premier League classification after this day
War to enter Champions
Manchester City occupies fourth place in the table with 44 points, three below Forest. The Newcastle ties with him to points, but is fifth for the difference in goals (+15 for those of PEP, +10 for those of Eddie Howe). The pursuers list continues with the Bournemouth of Iraola (43 points); Chelsea (43); and the Aston Villa de Emery (42). The fight for Europe in the Premier is red live and Manchester City of Pep Guardiola seeks to save the furniture in a catastrophic season.