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Are Man City in a crisis?

Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club about Manchester City's run of four straight defeats:

"By City's standards, yes, it is a crisis. But blimey... it's a bad two weeks. And that hasn't happened very much when Pep Guardiola has been in charge. It's about finding a way back.

"The backline has, in the past 14 games, been chopped and changed in every one. You think: 'It's Manchester City, they're all top-quality players and they should be able to connect and have that understanding, and they're all great readers of the game.'

"But maybe there is something in that where it looks like they're not controlling games as they previously have done.

"A big part of that would be Rodri's absence, but I think the chopping and changing may be a reason why they're struggling at this moment in time."

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