Pep Guardiola concedes Premier League title after losing to Brighton | Football News
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has conceded the Premier League title after Brighton & Hove Albion stunned the reigning champions with a 2-1 victory. This loss marks Manchester City’s fourth consecutive defeat, their worst run since 2006. It’s also the first time Guardiola has experienced a four-game losing streak in his managerial career. City’s losing streak began with a League Cup defeat at Tottenham last week, followed by a 2-1 loss to Bournemouth — their first league defeat in 11 months — and a 4-1 thrashing by Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League. “Maybe after seven years winning six Premier Leagues, maybe one year another team deserves it,” Guardiola told BBC Sport. “We are not able to play a complete 90 minutes right now,” he told BBC Match of the Day. “We played a really good first half and had moments in the second half. We lost again, so we need to clear our heads, go into the international break, and hopefully our players come back fit.” Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. (Reuters) When asked …
