Pep Guardiola admits his Manchester City side couldn’t handle Tottenham duo James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski. The Premier League champions fell to a fifth consecutive defeat after they were thrashed 4-0 by Spurs, extending an already unprecedented run of poor form for Guardiola.

If the first scarcely left City distraught, with Guardiola unworried by exiting the Carabao Cup, the latest was more emphatic, more dramatic, more chastening, more stunning. Guardiola’s joint heaviest defeat became an embarrassment.

Pep Guardiola and Manchester City are in shambles after having several trophy laden seasons. To make matters worse, Manchester City have lost their grip on the Premier League table as they are now trailing table toppers Liverpool who are five points clear of the men in blue and have a game in hand.