Man City boss Pep Guardiola could do something he's only done once before vs Brighton

Manchester City’s narrow loss to Arsenal before the international break was perhaps bigger for the Gunners than the Treble winners.

The hosts have now beaten City twice this season, their equaliser before the shootout win in the Community Shield also coming via a huge deflection. These are the fine margins that prove decisive in a title race but there is a long way to go yet.

Halloween has come early for City, the Blues suffering consecutive Premier League defeats for the first time since 2018. The defeat to Wolves would have stung more than the one to Arsenal. City now find themselves two points off top spot and could potentially be back at the top of the tree by this time next week.

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Poke the bear if you wish. Pep Guardiola has Rodri back in the side having lost all three matches he was banned for, including the League Cup loss to Newcastle.

City are not used to such a rough patch and perhaps the international break came at a time when they were itching to right their wrongs. Pep Guardiola has hardly been through a time like it in his career - although not never.

Right at the start of his managerial career he suffered defeats in his second and third games as Barcelona boss. The Spanish giants suffered a shock loss to now-second-tier Polish club Wisla Krakow in the first leg of their Champions League qualifying clash before losing to Spanish minnows Numancia.

The Catalan now has an attic full of winners’ medals and is far from being used to losing. His Barcelona side lost back-to-back La Liga games just twice in his four years as head coach, both in 2009 and never again.

He has only