Manchester City lost 0-2 to Tottenham Hotspur in the second round of the 2025/26 Premier League season, conceding twice in the first half. Guardiola expressed his unwavering confidence in his players' abilities and urged them to continue building rapport and improving.

In the 35th minute, Richarlison dribbled into the penalty area and made a cross, and Brennan Johnson scored with a low shot, helping Tottenham Hotspur take the lead 1-0.

In the first half stoppage time, Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford made a mistake when kicking off. When Richarlison took the ball and tried to shoot, Palinha stepped forward and pushed the ball into the goal, helping Tottenham Hotspur to extend their lead to 2-0.

In the end, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Manchester City 2-0 and successfully achieved two consecutive victories.

Manchester City manager Guardiola said in an interview after the game, "In the game against Tottenham Hotspur this season, there was a lot of pressing and man-to-man defense, just like in the past against Brentford. The team must play in a different way, and we have discussed this before."

"We missed some things that should have been dealt with easily, but I never ask the players to play an extraordinary game. First of all, the fighting spirit in running was excellent, as it has been for many years. I have no doubt that we didn't reach our goals last season, but we performed very well in training."

Guardiola also said, "Under pressure, we missed some simple things and then created enough opportunities, but this is the game, this is what happens in football. This is only the second game. In the last round against Wolves, everyone said everything was fine. I said at the time that it was only the first game. A lot of things will happen in the future this season."

After losing 3 points, Manchester City is currently ranked 5th in the standings with 3 points and will travel to challenge Brighton in the next game.

Guardiola added: "I know how the team works and what the players are doing. But we still have a lot of positive things that we must continue to improve. We will improve step by step and build more tacit understanding."