Manchester City have lost four games in a row for the first time in 18 years, but Pep Guardiola believes he has unearthed a gem that will pay off in the future.

Manchester City lost their fourth game in a row for the first time since Spanish manager Pep Guardiola was appointed in the summer 2016. The English giants lost 2-1 against Brighton despite scoring the opening goal via Erling Haaland,

City’s slump is set against the backdrop of Guardiola’s unresolved future. He is in the final year of his contract and it was widely expected within the club during the summer that he would leave in 2025, alongside director of football Txiki Begiristain, whose departure, and the arrival of Hugo Viana as his replacement, was confirmed in October.

This is new territory for Pep Guardiola the manager, for whom the fourth defeat in a row for his all-conquering Manchester City was delivered by a Brighton side playing the kind of football under their young manager that the great Catalan once made his own.

Joao Pedro produced a goal and an assist off the bench as Brighton overcame Erling Haaland's 12th goal of the Premier League season to beat Manchester City at the Amex Stadium.

With Manchester City’s 2-1 loss to Brighton in the Premier League, Pep Guardiola has reached an unprecedented low in his illustrious coaching career.

Pep Guardiola issued the exact opposite of a positive injury update just 24 hours before Manchester City faces Brighton at American Express Stadium.

Manchester City has never had it this bad under Pep Guardiola. Guardiola has never had it this bad in his managerial career. A sense of crisis is looming over the champions of England after they lost a fourth straight game in all competitions,