Pep Guardiola admits Man City exit could be months away despite signing new deal

Pep Guardiola agreed a caller two-year woody with Manchester City to extremity speculation implicit his aboriginal - but the Spaniard has admitted the concern could alteration again if results bash not amended aft 4 consecutive defeats

Pep Guardiola says it took him lone 2 hours to agree a caller two-year deal with Manchester City… but worries helium mightiness not past different 2 months if his champions bash not get their enactment together.

Guardiola has committed himself to the Etihad until the summertime of 2027 but his declaration hold has been sorted during 1 of the worst runs successful his City career.

Tottenham Hotspur get astatine the Etihad connected Saturday evening, looking to inflict a FIFTH consecutive decision connected City successful each competitions, and a THIRD successful the Premier League.

"In conscionable 2 hours, we did it,” smiled Guardiola erstwhile asked astir however agelong it took to thrash retired his latest agreement. “And I would similar to enactment 2 much years but I cognize if the results are bully I volition not enactment for 2 much years.

"If we don’t perform, our fans and president volition inquire what is going connected and you person to change. Everyone is nether pressure. I person the declaration but possibly successful a month, I americium not here. I merit to widen my declaration but we person to bash it again and if not, the nine person to find a solution."

City person lone beaten City successful 3 of their past 10 meetings but Guardiola had bully quality connected rather a fewer of the injuries that person plagued his team’s commencement to the season.

"I don't cognize if immoderate players tin play from the opening oregon play 90 minutes but to spot their faces successful the grooming sessions is simply a boost for us. John (Stones) trained good, Manu (Akanji) trained bully and Nathan (Ace) is coming backmost to training. So we didn’t person immoderate centre-backs and present we person three,” said Guardiola, who volition besides person Jack Grealish disposable aft the attacker reported for planetary work but was sent location aft being assessed by England doctors.

Guardiola had been mystified arsenic to wherefore Grealish had adjacent turned up astatine the England campy and explained: “I privation the champion for Jack and I privation the champion for Jack with the nationalist team.

"The doc said to maine that helium is not acceptable to play. I judge my doctors. Why? Because each azygous time they are here. I person a apical narration with England truthful it is not astir that. I cognize they (England) privation him but they person 200 players to prime (from). And Jack was not fit. He has present trained for 2 days unneurotic and helium has trained good.”

Guardiola did not person a occupation with 34-year-old Kyle Walker starting some of England’s Nations League games - winning his 92nd and 93rd caps - and the City brag revealed his defender’s planetary ambition.

"Kyle has a imagination to marque 100 caps for the nationalist team. Do I privation to cancel this dream? Absolutely not. I would emotion that and I recognize it. If Kyle is fit, spell and support your state - get 100 oregon 125 caps. But if you are not acceptable you cannot go."

Guardiola has suffered a caller wounded stroke with Mateo Kovacic being ruled retired for up to a period aft suffering an wounded erstwhile connected planetary duty.

Having been utilized arsenic a replacement for Rodri, the Croatian midfielder’s lack is different setback for Guardiola but helium was typically bullish erstwhile fixed different reminder of City’s atrocious run.

He said: "The quality is astir teams are capable to suffer 4 games successful antithetic competitions but conscionable 1 squad has won 4 Premier Leagues successful a row."

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