Maresca's big test is to address mounting Man City issues — SkimNews
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- Manchester City suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats for the first time in 14 months, including a 1-0 home loss to Brighton after an away defeat at Aston Villa.
- Manchester City have conceded 10 goals in nine league games, twice Arsenal’s total, and kept only one clean sheet in their past eight matches in all competitions.
- Donnarumma and Matheus Nunes were each culpable for errors in City’s two defeats, while Marc Guehi was dropped for the Brighton match.
- Maresca started Enzo Fernandez, Elliot Anderson and Ayyoub Bouaddi together in the midfield he assembled during a £327m summer rebuild, leaving Rayan Cherki and Phil Foden on the bench.
- Manchester City have scored 20 league goals in nine games but managed one goal from nine big chances in their last two top-flight matches, including 21 shots without scoring against Brighton.
- Erling Haaland was starved of service against Brighton, while Iliman Ndiaye missed the best chances in each half as City’s blank ended a run of scoring in 23 consecutive league games.
- Arsenal will overtake City on goal difference if it beats Liverpool on Sunday, while City face RB Leipzig on Wednesday in search of a return to winning ways.
Why it matters: Arsenal can move above Manchester City on goal difference by beating Liverpool on Sunday, while City carry 10 goals conceded across nine league games—twice Arsenal’s—and one clean sheet in eight matches. A Champions League test follows at RB Leipzig on Wednesday, where City are pursuing a return to winning ways.
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