Manchester City’s recent troubles continued after a shock 3-1 Champions League loss at Bodo/Glimt on Tuesday, a defeat which spells trouble for Pep Guardiola for a number of reasonsCity have no form at all to call uponApart from victories in the Carabao and FA Cups, incredibly City have not won since scrapping a fortunate, late 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest on December 27.
Defeat in the Arctic Circle means Guardiola’s side have now lost two games in a row – they went down to defeat in Saturday’s Manchester derby as well – for the first time since November.
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Meanwhile, having ended the year with eight straight victories, City have since won only two out of their next seven matches for the first time since December 2024 and January 2025.”This is a group seemingly short on confidence,” says Sky Sports News reporter Ben Ransom. “Since the turn of the year it has been pretty miserable, certainly in the Premier League.
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Pep Guardiola feels Manchester City are ‘fragile’ after Bodo/Glimt loss in the Champions League.
“They haven’t won in four in the league. Three consecutive draws were followed by that pretty abject defeat at Man Utd, which will have really hurt.”
And while nobody is calling this a crisis, especially as City could still, at least in theory, win the Quadruple, they do suddenly look short in every part of the field.
City’s tricky January:Jan 1 – 0-0 draw at Sunderland in the Premier League.Jan 4 – 1-1 draw at home to Chelsea in the Premier League.Jan 7 – 1-1 draw at home to Brighton in the Premier League.Jan 10 – 10-1 win over Exeter in the FA Cup.Jan 13 – 2-0 win at Newcastle in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.Jan 17 – 0-2 defeat at Manchester United in the Premier League.Jan 20 – 1-3…
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