Manchester City's Unbeaten Streak Comes To An End As Pep's Men Go Down 2-1 Against Bournemouth

It was an eventful day for Manchester City as their 32-game winning streak came to an end last night after the Manchester Club went down to Bournemouth by a score of 2-1 away from home. The loss came with certain repercussions as Manchester City lost their lead on the top of the Premier League table which allowed for Liverpool to get their spot on the top of the table. Man City went down early in the ninth minute and then Bournemouth's lead doubled in the 64th minute. 

Man City scored a goal in the 82nd minute but it was to no avail as the team went down. 

Manchester City Lose Their 32-Game Win Streak At Bournemouth

Manchester City’s 32-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League ended in a 2-1 loss at Bournemouth on Saturday as Liverpool wrested back the lead in the title race.

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Pep Guardiola had warned this week that his Manchester City team could be “in trouble” after injuries kept piling up, and those comments quickly proved prophetic on an eventful day that also saw Arsenal lose 1-0 at Newcastle while Liverpool needed a late comeback to beat Brighton 2-1 and go top of the league.

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The biggest surprise came at Bournemouth, though, as the Cherries stunningly took a 2-0 lead at home thanks to goals from Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson and then held off City’s comeback attempt. Josko Gvardiol pulled one goal back in the 82nd while Erling Haaland had a header saved in injury time and then hit the post from the rebound.

‘We Could Not Handle Their Intensity’- Pep Guardiola

It was City’s first league loss of 2024 but second straight 2-1 defeat in all competitions after being eliminated from the League Cup by Tottenham in midweek, and the defending champion now trails Liverpool by two points.

“Today we could not handle their intensity that they had and that’s why we lost the game,” Guardiola said. 

(With AP Inputs)