So Man City suffered defeat in the Premier League for the first time this season away at Bournemouth on Saturday.
Added to that, ahead of the game manager Pep Guardiola outlined their mounting injury list, so how much trouble are City in - and could the demands of the season lead to a more open title race?
Ayo Akinwolere is joined by Oli Kay and The Athletic FC newsletter’s lead writer Phil Hay to analyse the champions start to the season. Man City writer Sam Lee explains the context of their injury list.
As well as that senior data analyst Mark Carey drops in to provide context to the state of the table after 10 games and NBA Daily host Dave DuFour has his say on Guardiola drawing comparisons to NBA over fixture congestion.
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: Oli Kay, Phil Hay and Mark Carey
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producer: Guy Clarke
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How significant is Man City’s defeat? | The Athletic FC Podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
