Izuchukwu OkosiCrystal Palace on Saturday evening further dented Manchester City’s title defence as the Eagles came from two goals down to secure a 2-2 draw against the Pep Guardiola’s side.
City’s stuttering form could be compounded if Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool win on Sunday.
City however created a new Premier League record as all 10 outfield players created goal-scoring chances in the first half.
City had led 2-0 through goals by Jack Grealish and Rico Lewis and appeared to be cruising to victory until Jean-Philippe Mateta pulled a goal back with 14 minutes remaining.
Nigeria eligible France international Michael Olise wrapped up a fine outing with the penalty kick in added time after Phil Foden fouled Jean-Philippe Mateta forcing referee Paul Tierney pointing to the spot.
Without Erllng Haaland available, Guardiola deployed a standard lineup that outshot Crystal Palace 19 to five but avoidable mistakes are creeping into the game of the current champions.
Pep Guardiola’s side have now failed to win five of their previous six matches with the only win coming over recently promoted Luton Town.
The team will jet off to Saudi Arabia for the FIFA Club World Cup which ends on December 22.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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