On Wednesday evening, Manchester City suffered a 1-0 defeat against Villa, finding themselves thoroughly outperformed. The Premier League titlists managed a mere two shots on goal, the lowest tally ever seen by a team under Guardiola’s management. In contrast, Villa took 22 shots, marking one of the highest shot counts faced by a Guardiola-led side, as per Opta statistics.

City’s recent performances have been lacklustre, failing to secure a win in their last four matches. The loss to Villa comes on the heels of draws against Chelsea, Liverpool, and Tottenham, plunging them six points behind league leaders Arsenal. Additionally, they now trail fourth-placed Villa by two points, having been overtaken in the standings.

The two shots attempted by City occurred in quick succession, with Erling Haaland’s shot and subsequent header both saved by Emiliano Martinez. Following the 11th minute, the champions struggled to challenge the opposing goalkeeper, ultimately succumbing to Leon Bailey’s decisive goal.

The titleholders need to regroup and redirect their focus. It’s been a while since they went through a winless streak of four games, predating Guardiola’s tenure as manager. They’re up against Luton Town this weekend, determined to put an end to this unwanted sequence.

Manchester City performance and stats

Manchester City is currently 4th in the Premier League with 30 points.

In the last 15 games, it has won 9 times, drawn 3 times, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Manchester City lost 1-0 against Aston Villa.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 36 goals and conceding 17.​

Manchester City will play the next match in Premier League against Luton Town on Sunday 10th of December in Luton. The prediction is Manchester City winning the match.​