For all that his team's travails might be a quite literal head scratcher for Pep Guardiola, the why of Manchester City's travails is as remarkably straightforward as the what. There is nothing about this great crisis,

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With Liverpool completing a 3-2 comeback win over Southampton last weekend – after City fell to a stunning 4-0 loss to Spurs – football betting sites have the Reds as short as 10/11 to win the league, with Pep Guardiola’s side priced at 7/2 to win a fifth title in a row.

Pep Guardiola has said he has to "prove himself" all over again after Manchester City's six-game winless run and added the only reason there are not more questions about whether he should be sacked is because he's won six Premier League titles.

The big game of the weekend in the Premier League sees the top two facing off at Anfield with Liverpool visited by Manchester City. Few would have bet on the defending champions being so far adrift of the current EPL leaders,

Match ThoughtsPep Guardiola’s Manchester City are in a rough patch, but their manager isn’t giving much away. Heading into Sunday’s clash at

A loss at Liverpool would leave Guardiola’s men 11 points adrift of the leaders in the English Premier League title race. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The 53-year-old recently extended his contract at the Etihad until 2027 and said the chance to overcome a rare period of adversity played a part in that decision.

Pep Guardiola's claim that the title race is over if Manchester City lose to Liverpool has been dismissed as a "strategic game".

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