Man City's next six fixtures compared to Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea with Guardiola on back foot

Manchester City were thrashed 4-0 at home by Tottenham on Saturday to leave their Premier League title defence in danger of folding before Christmas.

City trailed to a James Maddison double before former Blue Pedro Porro slammed in a third early in the second half before Brennan Johnson rounded off the scoring in the final moments. It means City remain five points behind Liverpool, who are in action on Sunday, while Chelsea, Arsenal and Brighton are all a point behind Pep Guardiola's side having all won on Saturday.

City are in Champions League action on Tuesday when they host Feyenoord and their next Premier League clash is the blockbuster encounter at Anfield against Liverpool. Here's how the top four's next few weeks look in the top-flight.

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Manchester City

Sunday, December 1: Liverpool (A)

Wednesday, December 4: Nottingham Forest (H)

Saturday, December 7: Crystal Palace (A)

Sunday, December 15: Manchester United (H)

Saturday, December 21: Aston Villa (A)

Thursday, December 26: Everton (H)

Liverpool

Sunday, November 24: Southampton (A)

Sunday, December 1: Man City (H)

Wednesday, December 4: Newcastle (A)

Saturday, December 7: Everton (A)

Saturday, December 14: Fulham (H)

Sunday, December 22: Tottenham (A)

Arsenal

Saturday, November 30: West Ham (A)

Wednesday, December 4: Man United (H)

Sunday, December 8: Fulham (A)

Saturday, December 15: Everton (H)

Saturday, December 21: Crystal Palace (A)

Friday, December 27: Ipswich (H)

Chelsea

Sunday, December 1: Aston Villa (H)

Wednesday, December 4: Southampton (A)

Sunday, December 8: Tottenham (A)

Sunday, December 15: Brentford (H)

Sunday, December 22: Everton (A)

Thursday, December 26: Fulham (H)