📊 Was this Manchester City's worst half ever under Pep Guardiola?

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Ben Browning·1 December 2024

📊 Was this Manchester City's worst half ever under Pep Guardiola?

Manchester City have endured a torrid first half at Anfield on Sunday, and the stats show just how poor it has been.

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Only 1-0 down at half time, it has been in the attack where they have really looked toothless.

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They managed just one shot all half, as Rico Lewis rolled the ball past the post six minutes before the break.

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At 39 minutes, it was Manchester City's longest wait for a shot in 14 and a half years since a game against Arsenal in 2010.

39 - Manchester City’s first shot attempt at Anfield came in the 39th minute; their longest wait for their first shot of a Premier League match since April 2010 versus Arsenal (58th minute). Frozen.
– Sunday, 1 December 2024

Meanwhile, it was the first time they have had just one shot in a first half since they faced Liverpool in 2020.

Fewest shots Man City have had in the first half of a Premier League game under Pep Guardiola: ◎ 1 vs. Liverpool (2018) ◎ 1 vs. Man Utd (2020) ◉ 1 vs. Liverpool (2024) 🤯
– Sunday, 1 December 2024

It wasn't much better at the other end either, with Liverpool's attack piling on the attempts.

Today is the first time since January 2011 against Wolves (8) that Manchester City have faced seven shots in the opening 20 minutes of a Premier League game. 👀 #LIVMCI
– Sunday, 1 December 2024

Still just a goal down, can they turn it around in the second half?

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