Manchester City are on a historically bad run right now.
With their defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday, City have now lost nine of their last 12 games in all competitions.
That is a run unlike any of the ‘big six’ in the Premier League have seen in an age.
In fact, the good folks at Opta have told us just how long it’s been since those clubs went on a run that bad with this excellent tweet.
9 – Manchester City have lost 9 of their last 12 games in all competitions (W1 D2). The last time other selected clubs had a run of 9 defeats in 12 games:
Chelsea – 25/05/2023
Tottenham – 26/12/1997
Arsenal – 23/03/1977
Man Utd – 16/12/1961
Liverpool – 23/01/1954Unprecedented. pic.twitter.com/6Ls5Zw6poF
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 21, 2024
How long can this go on for under Pep Guardiola?
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