Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted that the defending champions have “no chance” of lifting the Premier League title this season and have instead turned their focus to qualifying for the Champions League and FA Cup.
Guardiola unleashed this bout of pessimistic realism after watching his team win First away win since October. Goals from Savinho and Erling Haaland helped City overcome struggling Leicester City on Sunday afternoon, despite… Unconvincing performance The direct score of 2-0 was not reversed.
A much-needed win after a run of one win in 13 still leaves City 14 points behind their nearest rivals. Liverpool are top of the league. Faced with the reality of the mid-season standings, Guardiola told the BBC Today's match“We are far from winning the Premier League.
He added: “We accept that there is no chance of actually achieving it, but we have other things to fight for: the FA Cup, top four places, and winning games helps us.”
city They were agonizingly vulnerable during a wasteful display from the Foxes, prompting Guardiola to rightly describe Leicester as a 'player'. “much better” of his team in large areas of Sunday's match.
The beleaguered Catalan coach had previously insisted that… “solution” One of City's problems is simply waiting for its fleet of injured players to recover. However, the constant fluctuations in the Premier League offer little time for recovery – especially when fit individuals follow their teammates into the treatment room.
As Guardiola claimed An active approach to the January transfer window is essential given his team's injury crisis. “In some positions we need help,” the coach stressed again after the weekend's victory.
“I thought the centre-backs would be fit all season but we struggled – maintaining the midfield and centre-backs we need help. The market is the market – it's not easy, it's expensive so we'll see what the club can do.”
The city was Linked to many midfieldersall of which will require significant financial expenditures to remove them from the European elite in the middle of the season.
