Worrying stats behind Man City slump as Pep Guardiola enters uncharted territory

Brighton inflicted a fourth straight loss on Manchester City on Saturday, the longest such run of Pep Guardiola's managerial career.

As the Premier League champions continue to combat an injury crisis, it is a run which has seen them dumped out of the Carabao Cup, lose ground on the leading pack in the Champions League and fall five points adrift of league leaders Liverpool.

Guardiola will hope the upcoming international break will help his side regroup as City look to kickstart their season ahead of the festive period.

Here is a look at City's losing run and those that have gone before.

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City have won the League Cup four times under Guardiola but Spurs ensured they will not add another this season. Timo Werner and Pape Sarr scored in the first 25 minutes and though Matheus Nunes halved the deficit, City could not find a way back.

Again City fell 2-0 behind, Evanilson's second-half strike adding to Antoine Semenyo's early opener. Again they got one back, thanks to defender Josko Gvardiol, but suffered back-to-back losses for the first time in over a year. It also ended a 32-match unbeaten run in the league.

Phil Foden's early goal offered hope but Sporting, under Manchester United-bound manager Ruben Amorim, launched a stunning fightback. Viktor Gyokeres equalised, Maxi Araujo gave the Portuguese side the lead and two penalties completed Gyokeres' hat-trick as Sporting inflicted a seismic shock.

Erling Haaland bundled City in front but goals from substitutes Joao Pedro, on his return from injury, and Matt O'Riley on his