• Pep Guardiola and Manchester City have become the subject of online trolls following their recent defeat to Brighton.
• Manchester City’s current form has raised serious questions and a rare lesson in humility for the Premier League giants.
• One fan even compared Guardiola to former Man United manager Erik ten Hag.

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City faced a wave of online ridicule after their shock 2-1 defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday night.

Despite initially leading with a clinical finish from Erling Haaland in the 23rd minute, courtesy of a perfectly timed pass from Mateo Kovacic, the reigning Premier League champions were unable to maintain their lead at the Amex.

Man City falls after surprising defeat at Brighton

Brighton, under the guidance of Fabian Hurzeler, showed remarkable resilience and tactical bravery, refusing to waste the opportunity to join the top four.

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They tied with a well-coordinated strike when Joao Pedro took advantage of a chaotic scene in the City area, as quoted Live results.

With defenders swarming Danny Welbeck, Pedro snuck in and took advantage, finishing the tie.

Minutes later, he provided the assist that allowed Matt O’Riley, returning after an injury-plagued start at Brighton, to seal the victory and record a memorable night in Brighton history, according to sky sports.

Is Man City going through a crisis?

The defeat extended City’s losing streak to four games, marking the first such losing streak for Guardiola in his managerial career.

This poor run of form has been compounded by persistent injury problems, which have left the team stretched thin and put the manager under unusual pressure.

Fans troll Manchester City after Brighton defeat

Following the surprise, fans took to social media to mock the champions. @abochie he joked,

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“LOSING HIS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE GAME. Is that Eric Ten Hag?”

@Papeles_hub declared,

“Man City is finished “.

@mrlekan213 added humor, commenting,

“Lmao. Even Erik ten Hag wasn’t as bad as this .”

another fan, @wodegaardhe stated,

“Pep is nothing without superstars.”

@Dat_Oronboy intervened,

“Manchester City has become Manchester United.”

Finally, @MANO1j He finished the joke with a bite,

“Amazing coach.”

Man City backed to win EPL despite losing streak

Following Manchester City’s defeat to Bournemouth last week, a supercomputer updated its final Premier League table prediction.

Despite the setback, Opta next May will give them a 61.95% chance of winning, while Liverpool trails with a 33.39% chance.

Guardiola is not interested in winning the Premier League

In a previous report, TUKO.co.ke revealed that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola had unexpectedly expressed his lack of motivation to chase the Premier League title this season.

Although many anticipated that the 53-year-old would be motivated to enhance his already notable legacy, Guardiola suggested that.

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