Pep Guardiola believes it is inevitable his high-flying Manchester City side will lose games this season and the keen basketball fan only needs to look to the NBA for an example. City are five points clear at the top of the Premier League after Saturday's 3-0 victory over Burnley at the Etihad Stadium took them to eight wins and a draw from nine top-flight outings this season. Sergio Aguero's first-half penalty and second-half efforts from Nicolas Otamendi and Leroy Sane took City to 11 consecutive wins in all competitions – equalling a club record.