Pep Guardiola has mentioned he has to show himself another time after Manchester Metropolis‘s six-game winless run and added the one purpose there will not be extra questions on whether or not he needs to be sacked is as a result of he is gained six of the final seven Premier League titles.
Metropolis head to Liverpool on Sunday having misplaced 5 and drawn one among their final six video games in all competitions. Guardiola, who has signed a contract extension till 2027, says he has a “margin” due to the unimaginable success he is helped convey to the Etihad Stadium since arriving in 2016. However he admits that if he can’t flip issues round, the membership will herald “one other one.”
“At this soccer membership you need to win and for those who do not win, you may be in bother,” Guardiola informed a information convention on Friday.
“I do know the folks say: ‘Why is Pep not in bother, why is Pep not sacked?’ What we have now completed the final eight years is why I’ve this margin.
“What’s for certain is I wish to keep. I wish to do it. However the second I really feel I’m not optimistic for the membership one other one will come. It needs to be.
“I’ve to discover a answer and the best way to do it. I am making an attempt every single day. I’ve to show myself now.”
Metropolis will kick-off at Anfield eight factors behind leaders Liverpool after three straight Premier League defeats. Defeat to Arne Slot’s facet would lengthen the hole to 11 factors and Guardiola says it is “unrealistic” to consider the title when the group are in such a poor run of type.
Metropolis have gained one among their final 21 Premier League away video games at Liverpool — a 4-1 win in February 2021 in the course of the Covid pandemic — and haven’t gained at Anfield with followers in attendance since 2003.
“Within the scenario we’re in, it’s not real looking to consider large targets,” Guardiola mentioned.
“The scenario is to consider the following sport and getting the momentum to proceed and that may come again. Even in good conditions, desirous about profitable the title in November or December was not real looking.
“Liverpool are a group which have misplaced only one sport, they’re in such good type and are so highly effective in all departments, particularly within the containers.
“I all the time take into consideration the targets in April or Could. Will probably be tougher for us if we do not get a end result on Sunday however nonetheless there are lots of, many video games to play.”
