Pep Guardiola's side had ended the old year with eight straight victories but have won only two of their seven games in 2026 - and have now suffered back-to-back defeats. City were facing Norwegian opposition for the first time, but it turned into a nightmare trip to Bodo for City's inexperienced players. The starting 11, with an average age of 24 years and 84 days, was the youngest fielded by City in a Champions League match, and it showed as individual errors from Alleyne contributed to a humbling loss.
Pep Guardiola's side had ended the old year with eight straight victories but have won only two of their seven games in 2026 - and have now suffered back-to-back defeats.
City were facing Norwegian opposition for the first time, but it turned into a nightmare trip to Bodo for City's inexperienced players.
The starting 11, with an average age of 24 years and 84 days, was the youngest fielded by City in a Champions League match, and it showed as individual errors from Alleyne contributed to a humbling loss.
Just like against United at Old Trafford at the weekend, City were being carved open at will and were fortunate not to concede more than the three they had done.
Erling Haaland's visit to his homeland was one to forget as he failed to score again, now without a goal from open play for a month, and just one penalty in his past eight games.
City have fallen off the pace in the Premier League, seven points adrift of Arsenal, and they have work to do next week to avoid dropping into the Champions League play-off places.
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