City still humiliated, it’s a crisis!

Doubt is no longer allowed. Manchester City, a relentless winning machine on the English and European scenes, is a club in a crisis of results. And for the first time after Guardiola’s debut, the whole spiral is difficult to stop. Saturday, at home, the citizens take advantage of the opportunity to relaunch themselves after the international break, after four defeats in all competitions. The reception of Tottenham on behalf of the 12th day of the Premier League, on the contrary, pushed the Mancunians into doubt. City lost (0-4) against Spurs at the Etihad, conceding a fifth defeat in a row.

Tottenham, who had previously managed to contain both Erling Haaland’s attacking opponents and his teammates, had already won a draw (2-1) against the Skyblues in their upcoming season in the EFL Cup. James Maddison scored twice in the first period (13th and 20th), before defender Pedro Porro added more after returning from the locker room (53rd) and Brennan Johnson hit the nail on the head for his fifth goal of the season.

Already finished for the title?

Kevin De Bruyne, who returned to the squad in recent days after an injury, was in the mix without having to change the course of the match. Aged only 23, Pep Guardiola’s men have a lesson in efficiency and they are in an increasingly visible style, without the strokes of genius and the reality that the force of technology arrives Catalan.

On this now, wonder what will tempt Guardiola to get out of this impasse. City risk 8 points behind Liverpool at the end of the weekend, if the Reds win at Southampton on Sunday. The title is not lost, but it is also a sacramental complication with this configuration being confirmed.