Unbalanced Man City cling to faint title hopes as Haaland struggles
This has included moving to a two-man attack, a tactic Guardiola almost never used in his first 10 years at City but has deployed as the starting formation in nine of their past 11 games. At West Ham, City lined up with Haaland and Omar Marmoush as a front two with Semenyo playing as a number 10 - and it simply did not work as they dominated possession but were shut down by the massed ranks of West Ham defenders. " Asked about picking Semenyo over Cherki as number 10, he said: "Absolutely, for that role there is no-one better than [Cherki]. " Haaland's form is thrown into sharp focus by the fact he struggled against West Ham, a team against who he has scored 11 Premier League goals - more than any other side. They have only lost once in their past 18 league matches, but during that period they have given up 10 points from winning positions - enough to cost them first place in the current standings. " A Premier League title winner himself, Hart knows Man City should not and will not give up as they aim to deny Arsenal a first league title in 22 years.