Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he will "not give up" as he aims to improve the champions' form. City, who have won six of the last seven Premier League titles, have won just one of their last 13 league games, losing nine of them, writes A2 CNN.
This has put Guardiola under huge pressure, but he has vowed not to quit or blame his players. "I'll try, I'll keep going," he said ahead of City's trip to Leicester on Sunday afternoon. "Of course I want this (negative streak) to end, everyone wants it. I don't want to let my people down, whether it's the club, the fans, or the people who love this club. I think everyone in our work wants to do it well and please people. This is indisputable, it is not a question. The biggest test is to come back again, but we have done this before," he said.
Guardiola said injuries are the main reason for City's poor form, with several key players missing in recent games, including the 1-1 draw at home to Everton on Thursday.
Ballon d'Or-winning midfielder Rodri will be out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, while Ruben Dias, John Stones, Ederson, Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish and Matheus Nunes also missed the game against Everton- it.
"Sometimes you have injuries," said Guardiola. "For how many years we were very stable, but now, yes, we are a little down and the main reason is that we have so many important players injured. But I saw the spirit of the team, how they trained this week, how focused they are, how they tried in practice. We also saw this against Everton, but unfortunately we didn't get the result we wanted." (A2 Televizion)
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