Pep Guardiola knew what was coming Man City's way and more missed moments vs Crystal Palace

Manchester City have cornered themselves into a tricky defence of their Premier League title following Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace.

The hosts threw away a two-goal lead as goals from Jack Grealish and Rico Lewis - his first Premier League strike - were cancelled out by a Jean-Phillippe Mateta effort and a 95th-minute Michael Olise penalty

It leaves City fourth in the table having failed to win their last three home Premier League games for the first time since 2016. The Blues were dominant for almost the entirety of the match with two lapses of concentration costing the champions, who now do not play in the Premier League again until after Christmas due to the Club World Cup.

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Pep Guardiola has often been hailed for his relentless high standards and the comeback outlined why he has them. Even before Mateta got a goal back for Palace, he was barking out instructions to his side from the touchline. He looked concerned with his team, who were two goals up at the time, and largely stayed out of his seat after his side conceded the first. He launched a brutal assessment of his players after full-time.

This is not the first time City have conceded late, and perhaps is why Guardiola was so animated towards the end. Thirty per cent of the goals conceded by the Blues have come after the 80th-minute this season. Home fans were aggrieved to see a familiar sight when Olise rolled the ball into the net deep into stoppage time. Goals conceded in draws against Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool have all come in the final 10 minutes.

British athletics icon Sir Mo Farah was in attendance at the