{"id":16741,"date":"2024-11-06T11:50:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T11:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=16741"},"modified":"2024-11-06T11:50:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T11:50:31","slug":"how-sporting-thrashing-compares-with-manchester-citys-worst-losses-under-pep-guardiola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/how-sporting-thrashing-compares-with-manchester-citys-worst-losses-under-pep-guardiola\/","title":{"rendered":"How Sporting Thrashing Compares With Manchester City’s Worst Losses Under Pep Guardiola"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve compared Manchester City’s worst losses under Pep Guardiola following their humbling 4-1 defeat to Sporting CP on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As City travelled to Lisbon to face Sporting in the Champions League<\/a>, there was an expectation that the English Champions would respond to recent defeats.<\/p>\n

And when Phil Foden put them ahead after four minutes, that looked to be the case.<\/p>\n

Almost nobody could have predicted what followed, though. A scintillating comeback from Sporting, managed for the final time at home by Manchester United<\/a>-bound coach Ruben Amorim, saw the hosts battle back to thrash City 4-1.<\/p>\n

A hat-trick from Swedish forward Viktor Gyokeres<\/a> and a goal from Maximiliano Ara\u00fajo handed City one of their worst losses of the Guardiola era.<\/p>\n

Since Pep took charge of City in July 2016, defeats have been few and far between.<\/p>\n

In 489 total matches under the Spaniard, City have lost just 69 times. That equates to just 14% of their games. Comparatively, Pep has enjoyed a win rate in all competitions of 74%.<\/p>\n

In that time, City have won six Premier League titles, including the last four in a row. They’ve won two FA Cups, four EFL Cups, the Champions League and the Club World Cup.<\/p>\n

But while losses are rare for Manchester City, losses of a nature similar to Tuesday’s demolition in Lisbon are almost unheard of.<\/p>\n

Only once have they conceded more goals under Pep, and Tuesday’s defeat was only their fifth by a margin of three or more goals.<\/p>\n

Below, we have listed Manchester City’s<\/a> worst losses under Pep Guardiola to see how this week’s defeat compares.<\/p>\n

Manchester City’s Worst Losses Under Pep Guardiola<\/h2>\n