El Manchester Cityunexpectedly until a little over a month and a half ago, accumulated 8 losses, 2 draws and only one victory in its last 11 presentations between the Premier League, Carabao Cup and UEFA Champions League. With which, logically, they lost a lot of ground in their aspirations to win titles this season.
He was eliminated from the national cup at the hands of Tottenham, In the English league they were 9 points behind Liverpool (who also owes his match with Everton on matchday 15) and in the European Champions League their qualification for the Play Offs will practically be played with Paris Saint-Germain (next January 22), another of the large teams that is in a similar situation to that of the British cast.
The explanation, in large partfor this critical moment of Manchester City He is at the level of the top figures in Pep Guardiola’s squad.. And particularly when you look at the statistics, the one that stands out for its important shortcoming in recent times is Jack Grealish, who until not long ago was considered a fundamental piece of the offensive.
The former West Ham United has not been the one who became the protagonist in City’s consecration in the 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League for some time. In fact, this Monday December 16hours after the defeat suffered in the Manchester Derby, He completed a year without converting in the Premier League. Their last collaboration was on December 16, 2023 in a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace. Since then, he has not celebrated his own goal again.
Erling Haaland, another one who is targeted due to the adverse streak
Although the responsibility is not entirely his, by any means, it is also true that Erling Haaland, in the last 11 gameswas not as lethal as he had been since his arrival at the Etihad Stadium. He scored 4 goals and none served to give Manchester City a victory.
He scored 2 in the 3-3 draw with Feyenoord for the UEFA Champions League on November 26, and for the Premier League scored one in the 2-1 defeat against Brighton November 9 and another for the 2 to 2 with Crystal Palace last December 7th.
Manchester City lost to Manchester United on the hour
Manchester City seemed to break their bad streak against Manchester United, as they took the lead through Josko Gvardiol. However, At the end, at 88 minutes, Bruno Fernandes equalized the duel with a shot from the penalty spot and 3 minutes later Amad Diallo converted the final 2 to 1 through an individual play for those directed by Ruben Amorim.
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