There are some games which send ripples throughout the world. Manchester City's crushing defeat to Everton on Sunday was one of them.

Pep Guardiola's summary humiliation at Goodison Park was watched with astonishment in his former stomping ground in Germany. In three years at Bayern Munich, the Germans only once saw Guardiola so roundly beaten.

That was in the 4-0 defeat by Real Madrid in the 2014 Champions League semi-final. On that night, Guardiola's Bayern were similarly helpless against a ruthless, counter-attacking team.

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On that night, though, it was Real Madrid, not Everton. It was Carlo Ancelotti, not Ronald Koeman. It was Cristiano Ronaldo, not Tom Davies.

Sunday's defeat, as the Spiegel pointed out, was an historic one for Guardiola. Not just for the result, but for the manner of the thing.

'The defeat to Everton was more than just a defeat,' wrote kicker, Germany's most iconic football magazine. 'It had elements of a violent beating.'

The German press was astonished at how helpless Guardiola and his team appeared at Goodison. As kicker succinctly put it, this was a team 'without bite or ideas, uninspired and lacking any conviction'.

A German magazine described the defeat at Everton as having 'elements of a violent beating'

The Welt wrote of a 'stunned Guardiola', who should be 'alarmed' at the way City are playing.

'Even after half a season, the cogs just aren't turning,' was the verdict from the major national newspaper.

There was also some tittering at the treatment Guardiola received from the British press. Sport1 headline simply read 'press annihilate helpless Guardiola'.

Though the Catalan never had a warm relationship with German journalists, they were perhaps a little less eager to take him down a peg.

Guardiola has effectively surrendered his chance to win the Premier League title this season

'The British press are annoying Guardiola, who has so far been spared the ruthlessness of the tabloids,' judged Sport1 earlier this month.

They also pointed out that Guardiola could not complain. When he left Bayern, he had said that he was relishing the extra competition in the Premier League.

'Guardiola wanted competition, now he's got it.'

That competition may well prove to be too much for the Catalan, at least for this season. Guardiola himself effectively surrendered the title on Sunday night.

The German press, who had perhaps expected him to win the Premier League this season, were unequivocal in their appraisal of City's chances.

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'Bye bye, title dreams!' cackled Bild. Earlier in January, they were asking whether Pep had 'already failed' in his mission to conquer England.

'With his possession football, Pep is hitting his head against a brick wall in England,' they wrote. 'You can't just walk to the title in the Premier League. You have to fight for it.' Few could argue with that, even Guardiola himself. After all, at both Barcelona and Bayern, he was romping towards a first title in his first season at this stage.

Perhaps there is something about the Premier League which makes it so tough for Guardiola. Perhaps the world has simply learned how to unlock possession football when given the chance. Either way, Pep is probably missing those happy days of dominance back in the Bundesliga.