• City absorb lost three of their last four games
• Pellegrini: ‘I expect a very agreeable game against a very ample club’Manchester City catch on Borussia Mönchengladbach on Wednesdayevening hoping to relocate their X-factor. Their scintillating early-season form drew a maximum 15 points and returned five clean sheets. The question then seemed to be how soon Manuel Pellegrini’s team might blow away all comers domestically, and whether this was to be the year they finally became a true challenger in the Champions League.
But since the last-minute win at Crystal Palace in early September City absorb lost three of their four games. The swagger and killer focus on show throughout August has evaporated. The manner of their capitulations has been worryingly familiar. On Saturday they went down 4-1 at Tottenham Hotspur in a display of abject defending.
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Source: theguardian.com