Manchester City have now dropped nine points from winning positions in the Premier League this season
A crucial month for Manchester City has begun badly. Pep Guardiola will hope this season does not derail in similar fashion to last season.
Patched up because of a growing list of injuries, City are seeing their title challenge fall apart. They have now drawn three games in a row. As Wednesday's match against Brighton finished 1-1, there were a few jeers at full-time.
From 1 January to 1 February, City have a run of 10 games in four different competitions. It is an arduous sequence, one to push them to their limit. With draws against Sunderland, Chelsea and now Brighton, they have so far not been up to the test.
If Arsenal beat Liverpool on Thursday, City will be eight points off the top with 17 games to play.
