On Saturday, Man City drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace, dropping points for the fifth time in six games and prompting some fans to boo from the stands. Despite initially leading 2-0 at home thanks to Rico Lewis’ goal, City’s fortunes changed midway through the second half when Jean-Philippe Mateta scored for Palace and Michael Olise secured a 2-2 draw with a penalty in stoppage time. The result means City have picked up just seven of a possible 18 points in their last six games, with their only win being against Luton. Despite having won a treble, some fans still booed the players off the pitch. City now sit three points off Liverpool, having played a game more, and will not play in the Premier League again until December 27 due to their participation in the Club World Cup. Guardiola was left fuming after the game, saying “we don’t deserve to win” and that the penalty was not bad luck but “deserved”.
