Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola admitted that his aspect’s defence of their Premier League title may very well be over in the event that they lose to Liverpool subsequent weekend.
Tottenham Hotspur romped to a 4-0 victory over Metropolis on the Etihad on Saturday night, condemning England’s top-flight champions to a fifth consecutive defeat throughout all competitions and their third on the spin within the Premier League. Guardiola had by no means beforehand misplaced greater than three straight video games throughout his glittering managerial profession.
Metropolis journey to Anfield subsequent Sunday to face a Liverpool aspect which were successfully faultless up to now this season. When quizzed on whether or not Metropolis can be out of the operating in the event that they misplaced to the Reds, Guardiola admitted: “Yeah, it is true.”
The Catalan coach added: “We’re not excited about successful or dropping [the title], we aren’t within the scenario to consider what’s going to occur on the finish of the season.
“If in the long run we do not win it is as a result of we do not deserve it. We gained it up to now as a result of we deserved it.
“What we’ve to do now could be [beat] Feyenoord [on Tuesday]. That’s an important factor – first for the qualification for the CL [Champions League] – and step-by-step the gamers will likely be higher.”
Guardiola described his aspect as “fragile” after a nut-and-bolt dismantling from Spurs. Metropolis have conceded 17 objectives in 12 Premier League video games this season, as many as a Crystal Palace aspect residing within the relegation zone.
Metropolis right-back Kyle Walker, who delivered a desperately underwhelming show towards his former membership on Saturday, supplied some optimism. “We’re going by means of a nasty spell, however we’ll come out the tip of it,” the England worldwide instructed reporters post-match.
“We have got the characters and greater than sufficient potential in there to take action. We can’t quit. We have all achieved quite a bit for this membership. It is a new season and we have to go and struggle for the Premier League once more.
“We have got a sport on Tuesday – we simply must get one win and hopefully we get our mojo again. Do I believe we have misplaced confidence – no, I believe it is silly for us to say that. We simply want to start out successful once more.”
