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- Updated: January 1, 2017
Pep Guardiola’s start at Man City has been “disappointing” with little changing from last season, according to the Sunday Supplement panel.
The Catalan joined the club in the summer to a great fanfare after success with Barcelona and Bayern Munich, but after a decent start, his side slumped to a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool on New Year’s Eve.
They lag four points behind the Reds in second and ten behind Chelsea in top spot, with the Daily Mirror’s John Cross less than impressed by the superstar boss.
“I’m really taken aback and hugely disappointed in Man City and Pep Guardiola,” he told the Sunday Supplement.
“There have been good performances but there has been a lack of consistency. There has also been a lack of a Guardiola authority and what seems to be a plan.
“Has he really taken it forward that much? I glanced at the table after the game last night compared to where they were last season under Manuel Pellegrini and it was remarkably similar within three points.
“You looked at that game last night and I thought they looked lethargic, there wasn’t a lot of fight in it. The spectacular players they are supposed to have didn’t really have an impact.
“Is that team drastically …
