ERLING HAALAND has produced a shocking record since telling Mikel Arteta to “stay humble”.
Manchester City have lost their last five games in all competitions – their worst run of results since 2006 under Stuart Pearce.
As the Citizens’ results have dropped, so has the form of Haaland.
Since the 2-2 draw against Arsenal in September, the striker has only found the net five times in 11 games in all competitions.
Only two of those goals have come in the Premier League, which is a stark contrast to the ten he had scored beforehand.
Haaland, 24, started the season with two hat-tricks in his first four games and his 10th came against the Gunners.
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After John Stones’ dramatic equaliser at the Emirates, the Norweigan was seen saying “stay humble” to Arteta.
He was also involved in a heated confrontation with Arsenal and former City striker Gabriel Jesus.
The “stay humble” jibe is now being used against him by fans due to his drop in standards.
Since the clash in North London, Haaland’s two goals have come against Southampton and Brighton and Hove Albion.
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During the seven Premier League games, he has had 36 shots and an Xg of 6.1.
Against Tottenham Hotspur, Haaland’s struggles were laid bare for all to see as his side shipped four goals in a crushing defeat.
The usually clinical striker mustered seven shots in the match but missed the target with four of them.
Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario denied Haaland twice while his other effort struck the woodwork.
Despite playing the full 90 minutes, Haaland only touched the ball 24 times.
He lost five of his duels and misplaced two of his ten passes.
Four of his accurate eight passes went backwards, with only one actually going towards the Spurs penalty box.
Despite Man City’s horror form, the club remains second in the Premier League table.
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However, Chelsea and Arsenal have closed the gap to just one point with their respective wins over Leicester City and Nottingham Forest.
The reigning champions next game in the league comes against league leaders Liverpool on December 1.
Man City’s horror stats after Spurs defeat
Here is a look at the shocking stats Man City have set with their defeat to Tottenham…
- Worst losing streak since 2006.
- First time City has lost three successive home games under Pep Guardiola.
- First time Guardiola has lost a home league game by four goals.
- Joint biggest defeat for Guardiola as a manager.
- Man City’s heaviest defeat at the Etihad Stadium.
- First time top-flight champions have lost five in a row in all competitions since Chelsea in 1956.
- Guardiola has now lost nine times to Tottenham – more than any other opponent.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
