Manager Pep Guardiola “wants” to be at City but is yet to explain a five-point run from nine games that has left the champions six points off fourth place.
Six-time Premier League champions Guardiola praised his side after their 1-1 draw at home to Everton on Thursday, making it 1 goal in 13 games in all competitions, with the second goal held by their opponents. – Lowest goals in the top tier.
“I will not give up,” said Guardiola. “Do what you want to do here. (S) In the situation we are in, we have to do it. I don't want to be in that situation, but that's the way it is.
“We wanted to change the dynamic and unfortunately we weren't able to do that for a number of reasons. Sometimes you hope it's easy to fix, but sometimes it takes more time.”
PEP 💬 I wanted to please people and do well in my work. It's easy to understand.
Great tests I (had). I'll be back, but I remember how good it was in the past. That's trust. It only makes me realize now what we did. How many years have passed… pic.twitter.com/biYnfPsGtp
— Man City (@ManCity) December 28 2024
Guardiola: 'There's no way to explain' Man City form
The points dropped against Everton in the first of four meetings with the Toffees, but City's latest poor performance ended a three-game losing streak, including a 2-1 home defeat to Manchester United on 15 December.
Manchester City scored the most painful of their nine defeats since the start of December with an 88th-minute equalizer and a 90th-minute equalizer for United, who came 51 minutes away in the Premier League away from home. campaign.
Guardiola said: “In the game against United, we paid. “(Against Everton) we got close. I have no way of explaining it – it just happened. that's life It's football.
“We will try again. So we have had a lot of success and won a lot of trophies because (for many years) we (performed) every three days. Now we have to do the same.”
Leicester (A) years passed ⏮️🌟. pic.twitter.com/PZqwxLk17B
— Man City (@ManCity) December 28 2024
Leicester vs Manchester City
In Guardiola's 500th game on Sunday (2.30 GMT), Leicester City face the third-placed hosts, who have lost 10-1 in their last three games.
“Leicester will always be difficult, but the players are ready to do it,” predicted Guardiola. “I congratulated the team after the Everton game. 'It's good to play,'
“Our only chance is to go on – recover and prepare well for Leicester. (We) must try to be as stable as possible. Read the situation and work on things you can do better in the next game. This is all I want to try and all I want to do.”
A first away win since visiting Wolves on October 20 would lift City to fifth, while a defeat would see Fulham drop to eighth if they lose at home to Bournemouth on Sunday (3pm).