Manchester City conceded two late goals against Brentford on Tuesday evening, ceding more ground to those above them in the Premier League table.
The fact that Chelsea also drew means that Pep Guardiola’s side are still only two points adrift of the top four.
However, with the Cityzens facing the Blues next week, supporters on X are not optimistic about the club’s chances of Champions League qualification unless the squad is significantly improved:
To be honest, there’s no hope! The focus should now be on the FA Cup and the Champions League😮💨⚽🏆
— ℛ⋆ꔛ﹅๑1993 (@19Reply93) January 15, 2025
if these new center backs can play now, if we still defend with Gvardiol and Akanji then no
— mc (@deyi_Mcebisi) January 15, 2025
No. Conceding too many goals.
— Chris Mc (@chillimac63) January 15, 2025
With the current situation NO!!! 😭😭😭
— Joshua Ndegwa (@JoshuaNdeg9280) January 15, 2025
Not without a DM
— Krul_21 (@KrulNeyden) January 15, 2025
At this point I don’t think so Maan it’s very bad.🤦🏿🥲
— S’bo (@SKhoviie) January 15, 2025
City are addressing their weaknesses in the transfer market
The club’s defensive record has been particularly poor this season, with the two goals let ib at the Gtech Community Stadium taking their goals-against tally to 29 in 20 matches.
From the looks of things, though, the recruitment team are looking to address City’s problems at the back, with Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis set to move to the Etihad this month.
Both are young players so there are still questions over whether either of them will make a significant impact straight away.
Guardiola’s team have some tough league games coming up
The Premier League champions take on Ipswich away from home in their next fixture prior to the aforementioned match against Chelsea.
They then travel to the Emirates for the clash versus Arsenal at the start of February before games against Newcastle (h), Liverpool (h), Tottenham (a), Nottingham Forest (a) and Brighton (h).
Find out who is in Manchester City’s first-team squad for the 2024/2025 season here
