{
  "id": 16338051,
  "title": "Man City's leaky defence highlights Donnarumma & Guehi struggles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/man-citys-leaky-defence-highlights-donnarumma-guehi-struggles",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T15:05:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport Football",
    "slug": "bbc-sport-football",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c6kg7z700k7jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season has come to an abrupt end against Aston Villa, leaving Enzo Maresca with defensive issues to resolve. Nicolas Jackson scored both goals for Villa, ending City's streak of seven consecutive wins at the beginning of the campaign. Gianluigi Donnarumma and Marc Guehi have been struggling with their defensive performances, with only eight players making more errors leading to Premier League goals than the Italian goalkeeper and the French defender, each with three mistakes. City's last clean sheet came against Liverpool two weeks ago, but they have conceded against teams ranging from Champions League holders Paris St-Germain to struggling Sunderland. Despite being in the top two, City needs to improve their backline to make a realistic title challenge this season. Maresca emphasized that both goals against Villa were avoidable and that the team should be more clinical to avoid mistakes like the two goals conceded.",
  "summary": "Manchester City's 100% winning start to the Premier League season comes to an abrupt end against Aston Villa - leaving Enzo Maresca with glaring defensive issues to resolve.",
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        "title": "Man City's leaky defence highlights Donnarumma & Guehi struggles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/man-citys-leaky-defence-highlights-donnarumma-guehi-struggles-16338835",
        "published": "2026-10-24T15:29:28.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}