Pep's bubble is bursting

Pep Guardiola admitted injury-ravaged Manchester City cannot compete for 90 minutes after Brighton's stunning 2-1 victory condemned the Spaniard to four successive defeats for the first in his managerial career.

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With just 12 minutes left at the Amex Stadium, Guardiola's troubled side were clinging onto the lead given to them by Erling Haaland in the first-half.

But the Premier League champions collapsed in the closing stages as Joao Pedro equalised before Matt O'Riley (above) bagged Brighton's winner seven minutes from full-time.

For the first time in his glittering career as a manager with City, Bayern Munich and Barcelona, Guardiola has been beaten four times in a row.

It was also the first time City had lost four successive games since a run between April and August 2006 under Stuart Pearce.