Pep Guardiola labelled ‘disgrace’ by livid Man City fan after Aguero snub in Barca defeat

BARCELONA’S 4-0 Champions League thrashing of Manchester City extended former boss Pep Guardiola’s winless run to four games last night.

The Spanish coach raised a few eyebrows with his team selection, choosing to leave top goalscorer Sergio Aguero on the bench for the visit to the Nou Camp.

And his decision looked vindicated for the opening quarter of an hour, as City dominated play before Lionel Messi pounced on a slip from Fernandinho to fire Barca ahead.

Despite the setback, the Sky Blues continued to impose themselves upon the hosts, spurning a hatful of opportunities to draw level before the break.

But a red card for returning goalkeeper Claudio Bravo shortly after half-time changed the game, with Messi completing his second Champions League hat-trick of the season before Neymar added a fourth late on.

The decision to drop an apparently fit Aguero was a gamble by Guardiola – one that some fans weren’t entirely happy with.

“I love Pep but tonight he made the biggest blunder.

“I never thought he’d do what he did and leave Serge [Aguero] on the bench, I thought it was absolutely disgraceful, Man City supporter Jackie said.

“And that [Claudio] Bravo, don’t even go there with him with me because I’m losing my patience with him.

“When we played Bournemouth he was on the halfway line nearly all the game, I was like ‘what is going on here?’”

If City fail to beat Southampton on Sunday, it will equal the longest winless streak of his coaching career at five games.

The Citizens 10-game winning streak came to an end with an entertaining 3-3 draw at Celtic, before defeat to Tottenham and a draw at home to Everton were followed up with a crushing defeat last night.