Must Man City fans show patience in their current main man at the helm?

Despite presiding over one of the most expensively assembled outfits in the whole of world football right about now, Pep Guardiola is currently struggling to assert his once unwavering dominance among the English top-flight.

 

Manchester City suffered a truly astonishing loss at the hands of Everton last time out of course, serving to illustrate just how troublesome the English top-flight can often prove in the face of unfamiliar newcomers. On the back of such a shock result, Pep Guardiola clearly has a lot to learn among his newfound role at the Etihad.

 

 

Many Premier League onlookers have since become disillusioned with Guardiola’s supposedly formidable managerial reputation…

 

You wait years for Mourinho vs Guardiola in Premier League – and then it's suddenly 5th vs 6th.

— Mike Anstead (@mike_anstead) 15 January 2017

 

After everything the 45-year-old Spanish tactician has previously achieved in top-flight management…

 

Poor Pep Guardiola. What was he thinking yesterday..? pic.twitter.com/BdAAK7BOSZ

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) 16 January 2017

 

…his current failure to set the league alight with Manchester City remains somewhat questionable at best…

 

The fawning over Pep Guardiola earlier in the season was embarrassing. With the team he has, he should be doing a lot better than he is.

— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) 15 January 2017

 

But maybe Guardiola isn’t quite as overrated as everybody seems to make out…

 

"Anyone could have that with Messi, Xavi, Iniesta etc."
Nah, they couldn't.
What Guardiola did with Barcelona was phenomenal & game-changing

— Oliver Kay (@OliverKayTimes) 16 January 2017

 

…even if the former Barca boss has indeed made some rather high profile mistakes this season…

 

And make no mistake – Guardiola has blundered badly by replacing Joe Hart with Claudio Bravo. He is the goalkeeper who rarely makes a save.

— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) 16 January 2017

 

Then again, Everton were pretty effective on the day…

 

That was Pep Guardiola's biggest EVER defeat in league football. EVER.

What. A. Game.

— Everton Blue Army (@EvertonBlueArmy) 15 January 2017

 

…but as the Premier League arguably remains the toughest league in the world to prove yourself…

 

Guardiola was a much better manager when he had unlimited resources and steroids and the opposition were mostly part time binmen & cabbies

— Gareth (@thehandofbeadle) 15 January 2017

 

…maybe Guardiola simply needs a little time to adjust before truly running riot among the upper echelons of the English top-flight…

 

Guardiola is a good manager just needs time to adjust to the league and get the right players in #MUFC

— Nick (@Nick_Davies1989) 15 January 2017