Psychological uncertainty and tactics - assessing the issues at Man City

City were sitting pretty at the top of the table after a flawless start, but have dropped to third - behind Arsenal and Brighton.

After the guilty verdict was announced during the last international break, Maresca's men won their first game back - against 10-man Liverpool at Anfield - then narrowly overcame Ipswich at Etihad Stadium in their following match.

But they have since lost to Aston Villa, Brighton and Nottingham Forest, with defensive issues exposed and individual mistakes proving costly.

In their first seven games of the season, City did not concede any goals because of individual errors - but that has shifted dramatically in the past three matches, with four mistakes from players contributing to goals.