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Pair of teenagers help Everton hand Guardiola worst-ever league defeat

Lee Smith / Reuters

Pep Guardiola's seat just got a little hotter.

The under-fire bench boss watched helplessly as his Manchester City side was routed 4-0 by Everton on Sunday, a result that stands as the worst-ever league defeat in the Spanish tactician's glittering career.

To make matters worse, the final two goals of the one-sided clash were scored by a pair of teenagers, with 18-year-old Tom Davies and 19-year-old teammate Ademola Lookman making it another harrowing day for Guardiola in his rough transition to the Premier League.

Romelu Lukaku and Kevin Mirallas put Everton in control at Goodison Park before Davies scored his first goal for the club and Lookman completed the rout after coming on as an 89th minute substitute.

It was another chastening experience for City boss Guardiola, who wasn't used to such humiliation in his trophy-laden spells at Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

The defeat was City's fourth in the last eight league games and left the club 10 points behind leader Chelsea.

Lukaku's 12th goal of the season continued his rich vein of form and the Belgian striker was too hot for City's error-prone defence to handle through a torrid afternoon for Guardiola and company.

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