The Blues have slipped below their standards and behind Liverpool in the title race, but some of the 'reasons' for their defeats are overblown
Manchester City have lost four matches this campaign, more than they did in the entirety of last season, and in three of those they have thrown away a one-goal lead.
Those three defeats have come in little over a month – with the latest being Tuesday’s shock 2-1 reversal at Newcastle – and, inevitably, questions are being asked, and accusations made.
There have been claims that City don't have enough leaders, that they’ve got complacent, that Pep Guardiola has no Plan B or that mistakes were made in the transfer window.