Manchester Metropolis’s distress continued with a shock 4-0 Premier League rout by Tottenham Hotspur at Etihad Stadium on Saturday, marking the primary time in Pep Guardiola’s dazzling managerial profession that he has misplaced 5 video games in a row throughout all competitions.
James Maddison scored twice within the span of seven first-half minutes, whereas Pedro Porro netted shortly after the break and Brennan Johnson added a fourth purpose deep in added time to finish Metropolis’s membership file run of 52 consecutive dwelling matches unbeaten in all competitions.
Metropolis stay second within the desk on 23 factors however are 5 factors adrift of leaders Liverpool, with the Reds having a sport in hand, whereas Spurs climbed to sixth on 19 factors after 12 video games.
Guardiola’s four-time defending champions had been far and wide defensively and paid the worth within the thirteenth minute when Maddison side-footed in a cross from Dejan Kulusevksi. Maddison doubled the lead seven minutes later when he chipped the ball over grounded goalkeeper Ederson.
Porro put the match out of attain within the 52nd minute when Dominic Solanke reduce the ball for the Spaniard who unleashed a first-time effort previous Ederson, after which substitute Johnson added yet another within the 93rd minute in entrance of Metropolis’s shell-shocked followers.
