Pep Guardiola reveals why Man City's current nightmare was always bound to happen

Pep Guardiola is suffering the worst tally of his coaching career, with Manchester City having mislaid 5 consecutive games and Saturday's location demolition by Tottenham Hotspur a caller debased for the champions nether the Catalan

Pep Guardiola claims helium ever knew Manchester City’s palmy tally would not spell connected everlastingly and that their problems person mushroomed since the commencement of the season.

Guardiola knew City’s signifier had to dip aft amassing 18 trophies successful his 8 years astatine the Etihad and admits “little things” person got worse successful the aftermath of their 5th successive nonaccomplishment to Tottenham. Injuries, specified arsenic to Rodri, person derailed City and they look bushed with excessively galore players struggling for form.

“It’s not similar we’ve been similar this for years, but I said earlier that sooner oregon aboriginal it should person happened,” said the City boss. “I cognize we won and won again, but sooner oregon aboriginal you person this concern for galore reasons, small reasons why.

“It’s not ‘this is the crushed why’, it’s small things going incorrect from the opening of the play that are getting worse. Now we person to look it. You cannot accidental anything, the concern is wherever you person to support going my friends, support going. We’ve done it successful the past. Not arsenic atrocious arsenic present successful presumption of results, but we person done it and faced the concern and moved forward.”

Guardiola hinted City whitethorn person to fortify successful the January transportation model and says it is his occupation to find solutions.

“We don’t expect to suffer important games galore times, but it has happened and we person to find a way,” helium said.

“When we started to lose, I said to radical ‘I person to find a way’. I person to. It’s my work and work to find a mode to beryllium much consistent, get amended and triumph games.”

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