Tottenham fans aim brutal chant at Pep Guardiola as Man City's season continues to collapse

Manchester City person fallen down Liverpool successful the rubric contention owed to their mediocre form, and they different damaging decision against Tottenham could pb to the spread betwixt them and the Reds getting adjacent wider

Tottenham fans goaded Pep Guardiola with chants of "you're getting sack successful the morning" arsenic the Manchester City brag watched his broadside slump to a 5th successive defeat.

The Premier League champions started the play 5 points down league leaders Liverpool - who play connected Sunday - aft losing 4 games connected the bounce anterior to the planetary break.

But their hopes of responding successful benignant were dashed by an aboriginal treble from James Maddison. Pedro Porro added a 3rd aft the interruption earlier Brennan Johnson struck precocious successful the time to seal a celebrated 4-0 triumph for the visitors, who determination into the apical six.

Guardiola chopped a frustrated fig connected the touchline arsenic helium watched his squad autumn further down successful the rubric contention - and the travelling Spurs fans took the accidental to hitch brackish into his wounds with their mischievous chant.

Saturday evening's effect marred a affirmative week for Guardiola and City, who had earlier announced the Catalan would extend his enactment astatine the nine for a further 2 years, which volition instrumentality him beyond a decennary of service.

Guardiola and his squad are besides chasing a record-extending 5th consecutive Premier League title. But past looks acceptable to evade them arsenic they conflict to get to grips without the influential Rodri, who paraded his Ballon d'Or trophy connected the transportation earlier kick-off.

Arsenal's convincing 3-0 triumph implicit Nottingham Forest earlier successful the time has besides piled the unit connected Guardiola and co, who were unbeaten successful 52 location matches anterior to this.

Former Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson expressed his concerns aft the lucifer connected BBC Sport, saying: "So galore headlines contiguous for some sides. That's the champion and astir mature show I person seen nether Ange Postecoglou.

"They went successful with a pb and 2nd fractional they were precise mature and defended similar a unit. That was an fantabulous textbook distant performance. We cognize Man City are not themselves astatine the moment, but it's an unthinkable performance.

"Man City didn't person the answers today, they were knocking astatine the door, but they couldn't find the answers. They are off-colour, Man City."

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