Manchester City have plenty to ponder over the international break after losing 1-0 at Arsenal on Sunday. Pep Guardiola's side suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats for the first time since December 2018 following their loss at Arsenal.
Having looked set to come away from the Emirates with a hard-fought point, they saw Gabriel Martinelli's effort deflect off Nathan Ake and past the wrong-footed Ederson.
Defeat leaves them in third, with plenty of players jetting off to represent their countries this week. Guardiola, meanwhile, will be hard at work preparing to host Brighton a week on Saturday as he hopes to get back to winning ways. ALSO READ: Real Madrid executive makes Mbappe point in transfer snub to Haaland ALSO READ: City's most used players this season speaks volumes about Guardiola's overhaul Here are your Wednesday evening City headlines. Bellingham transfer snub A Real Madrid board member has claimed that Jude Bellingham rebuffed an approach from City before choosing to move to Spain this summer.
The Blues were one of many clubs chasing the 20-year-old, who has blossomed in his first few months at Los Blancos. The England star has scored 10 times in as many matches for his new team and is being touted by many as the world’s best player on current form.
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