{"id":24617,"date":"2023-12-07T19:40:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/guardiola-admits-manchester-city-are-struggling"},"modified":"2023-12-07T20:21:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T20:21:39","slug":"guardiola-admits-manchester-city-are-struggling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/guardiola-admits-manchester-city-are-struggling","title":{"rendered":"Guardiola admits Manchester City &#8216;are struggling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>The Treble winners have not won in four league matches and are six points behind leaders Arsenal in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>After their 1-0 loss at Aston Villa on Wednesday night manager Pep Guardiola admitted his side \u201care struggling\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown believes the champions are \u201cin a mini-crisis and look vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Leon Bailey\u2019s 74th-minute deflected shot gave Villa a deserved victory\u2014one which meant City dropped to fourth in the table, behind Villa, Liverpool and Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>The stats do not look good for a Manchester City side hunting a record-breaking fourth consecutive Premier League title.<\/p>\n<p>City have gone four Premier League games without a win for the first time since April 2017, having drawn with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham before their loss Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>City conceded 17 goals across their first 15 Premier League matches for the first time since 2009-10 when they finished fifth.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth mentioning though that in their 2018-19 title-winning season under Guardiola, City were 10 points off top spot after 19 games and still went on to win the Premier League with 98 points. Do not count them out just yet.<\/p>\n<p>After the disappointing defeat, Guardiola admitted \u201cthe better team won\u201d and he \u201chas to find a solution\u201d to reverse City\u2019s woes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe struggled, especially in the first half and the second was completely different,\u201d the City manager told Amazon Prime. \u201cIn the final third, the quality of the pass and the movement, we didn\u2019t find it all game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know what\u2019s our level and as a manager we have to find a way to win games. We\u2019re struggling a bit. I\u2019m here to help them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>City\u2019s four defeats this season have come when influential midfielder Rodri has been out of the starting XI. The Spaniard missed the match with Villa through a one-match suspension.<\/p>\n<p>With Rodri in the team, City are unbeaten in their past 43 matches and Guardiola added he has \u201cto find a way to win without him\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\">Eritrea<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. The Treble winners have not won in four league matches and are six points behind leaders Arsenal in the Premier League. After their 1-0 loss at Aston Villa on Wednesday night manager Pep Guardiola admitted his side \u201care struggling\u201d. 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