Guardiola Admits Man City Are Struggling After Four-Game Winless Run
Pep Guardiola has admitted that Manchester City are struggling after going four Premier League matches without a win.
The champions lost 1-0 at Aston Villa on Wednesday thanks to Leon Bailey's 74th minute deflected effort.
Before this loss, Guardiola's side had drawn against Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspurs.
The last time Manchester City went four games without a win in the top flight was in April 2017.
Manchester City have now dropped to fourth on the table, six points behind leaders Arsenal.
Guardiola said after seeing his side come undone in the West Midlands: “The better team won. I said to the players: ‘In football, this happens. I know you wanted to win, I know you tried, because you have proved to me and everyone many, many times.’
"Now the results are not so good when they always were [previously]. I have to think about it. I have to sleep, to reflect, I have to see the games, how the players [did] with this one and try to do it.
"It was really difficult because they are really physical and able to control many aspects. That is the reason why they are up there, playing good football and we could not do it.
"It’s my duty, my job to find a way to come back from the situation because over many years together we were able to find a way to play games – sometimes playing good, sometimes not but always we found a way to do it – and now we are struggling. We have to change the dynamic.”
