Major concern raised about 2/10 England star who is not at same level since Premier League switch

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Marc Guehi has not been the same player since joining Manchester City.That’s the assessment of talkSPORT’s Tony Cascarino on the England centre-back, who was at fault for the opening goal in Saturday’s 3-2 Nations League loss to Spain.Guehi was dispossessed by Lamine Yamal with costly consequencesGetty‘England look really short defensively’Guehi left Crystal Palace for Man City in January and started well under Pep Guardiola but, now with Enzo Maresca in charge, isn’t performing ‘anywhere near’ his previous levels, feels Cascarino.Speaking on the Weekend Sports Breakfast after England’s defeat at Wembley, the former Chelsea and Republic of Ireland striker said: “Defensively, England look really short at the moment. No one stood out in the back line last night.“I don’t think Marc Guehi is playing anywhere near as well as he was a year ago with the performances he put in for Crystal Palace that got him the move to Manchester City.“Marc Guehi was playing superbly this time last year.“After initially a good start at City, I don’t think he’s played to the same level as what he did at Palace.“If you’re looking at small margins, one of the reasons Thomas Tuchel got the job was because they felt like they needed a manager or coach to get them over the line. They’ve got a team that needs to get over the line.”England on the wrong end of Wembley thrillerEngland were back in action for the first time since finishing third at this summer’s World Cup, where Tuchel drew intense criticism for his tactical approach as the Three Lions blew a 1-0 lead to lose 2-1 to Argentina in the semi-finals.And Guehi endured a nightmare start to the game against newly crowned world champions Spain.He was caught in possession on the edge of his own box, allowing Lamine Yamal to pounce and give the visitors the lead inside two minutes.England came roaring back through goals from Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane to lead at half-time – but after Kane slipped and hit the underside of the crossbar with a penalty, Spain responded courtesy of substitutes Alex Baena, who capitalised on a stray pass from Guehi’s City teammate Nico O’Reilly, and Mikel Oyarzabal.Mikel Oyarzabal scored Spain’s winning goal against England, just as he did in the Euro 2024 finalGettyLow marks for Guehi and O’ReillyAnd Guehi’s difficult night saw him among the three England players who received 2/10 ratings from talkSPORT’s Adrian Durham.Durham asked England legend Stuart Pearce on air whether Guehi and O’Reilly might have been distracted after City were found guilty on Friday of breaching Premier League financial rules.But Pearce wasn’t sure that news played any part in the pair’s sub-par displays.“I wouldn’t think so,” he replied. “I’ll be very, very surprised if that is the case.“The bottom line is City are so used to dominating the ball, sometimes they’ve got to check out – recycle it and whatever.“Tonight there was some good pressing from the Spaniards, and it caught us out.”