Gary Neville issues damning Man City 'decline' verdict and points finger at Blues star

Manchester City dropped much points successful the rubric contention against Tottenham connected Saturday evening - and their latest decision has raised adjacent much questions implicit their rubric credentials

Gary Neville has questioned whether Manchester City are a squad successful diminution aft saying Pep Guardiola's broadside presently look 'as atrocious arsenic he's ever seen them'.

The Premier League champions fell to a 5th consecutive decision connected Saturday evening arsenic they were thrashed 4-0 by Tottenham astatine The Etihad.

City could find themselves 8 points down league leaders Liverpool erstwhile they conscionable successful a immense rubric showdown adjacent week - and Neville feels the champions' issues tally deep.

"We've seen City suffer the unusual crippled here, but we've precise seldom seen them outplayed successful each department, but that's what we're watching," helium told Sky Sports.

"They look good short. As abbreviated arsenic I've seen them since Pep's archetypal season. I've not seen them arsenic atrocious arsenic this, however they've been successful the past fewer weeks."

The information that City person been incapable to apprehension their descent aft the planetary interruption volition lone spark further questions astir their rubric hopes, which look bleaker by the week.

Neville continued: "[Guardiola] volition person wanted that planetary interruption to come, reasoning it would beryllium a reset moment. But present here, it further entrenches the sentiment this is simply a City broadside presently successful decline.

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"It seems madness, erstwhile you deliberation astir what they've achieved. They're casual to play against and teams are encouraged erstwhile playing them. The vulnerabilities are wide for everyone to see."

Guardiola looked glum connected the sidelines arsenic his squad were taken to the cleaners by Spurs, who moved into the top-six aft ending City's 52-match unbeaten location run.

The Manchester City brag admitted his squad were fragile defensively post-match and they person been acold mediocre without Rodri, who sustained a superior wounded earlier successful the campaign. But Neville tore into Kyle Walker aft the Spurs match, saying the seasoned defender has been miles disconnected it.

"Goodness gracious me," helium said aft Walker was beaten by Timo Werner for Tottenham's 4th goal. "You don't spot that precise often, but we've seen it a fewer times successful the past mates of weeks. Vinicius Junior, Mbappe, he's handled them all, Walker, but he's struggling astatine this infinitesimal successful time."

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