As the Premier League champion for the past four years, Manchester City also encountered difficulties after the start of the new season. The team suffered from a large number of injuries, and even the usually calm Guardiola was somewhat helpless. In the Premier League, Manchester City lost to Bournemouth away from home and lost the top spot in the Premier League.

After a few days of rest, the fourth round of the Champions League started. Manchester City went away to face Sporting CP. The latter's coach Amorim has accepted Manchester United's invitation and will take office after the international match day. Therefore, this game is also regarded by fans as a test battle for the Red Devils. In this game, Foden took the lead, but Dzekeresh scored a hat trick and Haaland missed a penalty. 4-1, Manchester City was bloodbathed and suffered a wave of 3 consecutive defeats.

Guardiola returned to the 4231 formation in this game. Haaland played as the center forward without any suspense, Foden played as the attacking midfielder, Nunes and Savio were on both sides, B Silva and Kovacic formed a double defensive midfielder, Akanji, Gvardiol, Lewis and the 19-year-old Pusi formed the back defense. Amorim faced the game in 343, and the goal-scoring Dzekeresh played, while Morita Eizheng, Yurmand and Trincao were on the field.

Only 4 minutes after the start, Morita Eizheng was short-circuited in the midfield, and Foden went straight to the penalty area and calmly shot to break the deadlock for Manchester City, 1-0! Foden scored his 18th goal in his Champions League career, catching up with Andy Cole and ranking 7th on the Champions League scorer list of English players.

In the 9th minute, Sporting CP responded with a quick counterattack. Goncalves passed the ball to the frontcourt, and Dzekeresh drove straight into the field, but his single-handed shot was bravely resolved by Ederson. In the 17th minute, there was a controversial penalty on the field. Pusi was suspected of handball in the penalty area, but the referee indicated that there was no problem, and Manchester City escaped.

In the 28th minute, Foden made a cross from the corner, and the landing point was just right. Haaland headed the ball, and Dzekeresh completed the key block in front of the goal line. In the 38th minute, Sporting CP equalized the score: Kunda made a straight pass from the right, directly breaking through the loose defense line of the Blue Moon, and Dzekeresh formed a single shot again, calmly lobbed the ball into the net, and the two teams entered the locker room with a score of 1-1.

After the change of sides, the situation on the field suddenly changed. In the 46th minute, Gonçalves broke through the left and sent a straight pass, Araujo made a single shot and scored, and Manchester City fell behind 1-2. Two minutes later, Trincao drove straight into the penalty area from the right, and was knocked to the ground by Gvardiol. He successfully created a penalty kick, and Dzekeresh scored a goal, scoring twice, and Sporting CP expanded its advantage to 3-1!

Manchester City, who were exhausted, did not even have luck on their side. In the 68th minute, B Silva created a penalty kick, but Haaland hit the crossbar with his foot and failed to narrow the gap.

In the 81st minute, Nunes pulled Katamo in the penalty area, and Sporting CP got another penalty kick. Dzekeresh scored again and performed a hat trick, and the score came to 4-1! This season, Dzekeresh was like a god, with 5 goals and 1 assist in 4 Champions League games, and 23 goals in 15 games in all competitions!

With Dzekeresh's wonderful performance, Sporting CP won 4-1 and successfully created a huge upset. Amorim used a complete victory to prove that he deserved the favor of Manchester United. It is worth mentioning that Manchester City has suffered three consecutive defeats, with the League Cup, Premier League and Champions League being hit hard one after another, and Guardiola is frowning.