Manchester City lost their fourth game in a row for the first time since Spanish manager Pep Guardiola was appointed in the summer 2016. The English giants lost 2-1 against Brighton despite scoring the opening goal via Erling Haaland,

City’s slump is set against the backdrop of Guardiola’s unresolved future. He is in the final year of his contract and it was widely expected within the club during the summer that he would leave in 2025, alongside director of football Txiki Begiristain, whose departure, and the arrival of Hugo Viana as his replacement, was confirmed in October.

This is new territory for Pep Guardiola the manager, for whom the fourth defeat in a row for his all-conquering Manchester City was delivered by a Brighton side playing the kind of football under their young manager that the great Catalan once made his own.

With Manchester City’s 2-1 loss to Brighton in the Premier League, Pep Guardiola has reached an unprecedented low in his illustrious coaching career.

Former Liverpool star Jamie Redknapp has hit out at Manchester City following their Premier League 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday. Redknapp was not

Manchester City's crisis deepened on Saturday as they suffered a dramatic 2-1 defeat to Brighton, marking the first time in Pep Guardiola's illustrious managerial career that he has lost four consecutive matches.

The Manchester City manager exchanged words with Jan Paul van Hecke in the aftermath of the 2-1 loss at the Amex.