City were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday (01.12.24) as they slumped to a fourth straight league loss for the first time since 2008 but the coach is determined to lead the club out of their current difficulties.

Guardiola - whose team are now 11 points behind the Reds at the top of the table - said: "I’ve lived better before than now. Even the taste of the wine was better.

"But I am incredibly honest with myself and, when we were winning a lot, my perspective was that I was fortunate to live that. Now I am not depressed that everything is going bad.

"When I think I cannot do it we will talk with the club but I feel that I want to do it and life is not in all departments perfect.

"Now we are not as strong as we were, that is the reality, for many, many, many circumstances – not just (the injury to) Rodri. Of course Rodri is vital for us, but it’s not just him, for many reasons.

"The best way to go through that, for myself as well, is to go through the reality, to make the decisions to find the solutions to try to win games with these players."

Guardiola, who is on the worst winless run of his career in the dugout, added: "When I was in trouble my mum and dad never gave me away. Always they were there.

"Now I have the feeling in the club, I want to be with these players. We didn’t think we could lose one game, two games. Losing six or seven is ‘wow’, it is a lot, but it is what it is, accept it."