Man City's rebuild is already off the rails - and Pep Guardiola has one week to save their Premier League title hopes
The club have made their worst start to a season in 21 years and two daunting fixtures could make things even grimmer for the serial-winning coachThe mood around the Etihad Stadium before Manchester City’s first home game of the season was buoyant. There was huge optimism after the crushing 4-0 win at Wolves and tangible excitement about the new signings. Operation title recapture was well and truly on. But what happened next has not just deflated the positivity, it has hurled Pep Guardiola’s side off course. The defeats by Tottenham and Brighton have left City six points behind Liverpool, and it is no exaggeration to say that their title hopes are on the line this week as they prepare for the showdowns against Manchester United this Sunday and Arsenal the following week...
The club have made their worst start to a season in 21 years and two daunting fixtures could make things even grimmer for the serial-winning coachThe mood around the Etihad Stadium before Manchester City’s first home game of the season was buoyant. There was huge optimism after the crushing 4-0 win at Wolves and tangible excitement about the new signings. Operation title recapture was well and truly on. But what happened next has not just deflated the positivity, it has hurled Pep Guardiola’s side off course. The defeats by Tottenham and Brighton have left City six points behind Liverpool, and it is no exaggeration to say that their title hopes are on the line this week as they prepare for the showdowns against Manchester United this Sunday and Arsenal the following week...
