On Tuesday Manchester City secured safe passage to the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win against Championship strugglers Peterborough United. Yet despite the final score, City's performance was worryingly similar to their other recent outings.
For the third game in a row, Pep Guardiola's side struggled to break down a compact and deep-lying defence. Peterborough parked every man behind the ball when City were in possession, purposely closing the spaces between the lines to limit City's chances to create.
The Blues' created very little in the first-half, as was the case over the course of 180 minutes against Tottenham and Everton.
