Feliz Navidad, Pep. For Manchester City and Guardiola, this was another painful destruction, an unthinkable ninth defeat in 12 matches for a team who have flipped from formidable to fragile and flat. City have lost six of their past eight Premier League matches, as many as they gave up en route to the title in 2020-21, the worst of their championship-winning seasons, and twice as many as last season.
At the final whistle Guardiola, clad all in black, wandered over to the increasingly perplexed away fans. What do you say at this point? Then came a deep puff of the cheeks. These are strange, gloomy times. City simply have not performed like this in his era of supreme domination. How Villa preyed on the visitors’ naked vulnerability.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/dec/21/aston-villa-manchester-city-premier-league-match-report
Author : Ben Fisher at Villa Park
Publish date : 2024-12-21 14:36:57
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