Pep Guardiola makes telling Premier League title Liverpool admission after Man City lose again

Pep Guardiola has conceded that Manchester City's hopes of retaining the Premier League title will be all but over if they lose to Liverpool at Anfield next week

City's recent struggles continued with a 4-0 defeat at home to Tottenham, leaving them trailing Arne Slot's league leaders by eight points if the Reds win at Southampton.

Guardiola acknowledged that a defeat at Anfield would be a decisive blow in the title race, saying:

Guardiola

"Yes. In terms of Liverpool winning, winning, winning it's true. I don't know what is going to happen, but the reality is here and we have to win games."

The City boss also warned that things could get even worse for his team, saying:

“People are saying it can't get worse - but it can get worse.

“The exceptional things we have done over the last eight years are not eternal. I said how difficult it was to do the things we have done - and now people might believe me."

Guardiola attributed City's recent struggles to a combination of factors,

Guardiola

"We are a bit fragile right now, but we can't run away. We have to face it. I would like to say there is just one reason for losing three Premier League games in a row. There are many details that we have to fix."

The defeat to Tottenham was City's heaviest at the Etihad and their worst at home since a 5-1 loss to Arsenal 21 years ago,