Pep Guardiola admits not even he is immune from the sack as Manchester City's crisis went from bad to worse in the Manchester derby. The Premier League champions were seemingly cruising to a 1-0 win over Manchester United, but two goals in as many minutes from Bruno Fernandes and Amad were enough to condemn them to yet another demoralising defeat.
City have now won just one of their last 11 matches under Guardiola, who was taunted by the visiting fans on Sunday with chants of 'You're getting sacked in the morning'. And while Guardiola recently signed a new two-year contract extension, he conceded prior to the derby that City could SACK him if results don't soon improve.
The Catalan told Sky Sports: "[The owners] know when the situation is bad and we start to lose games, then it is not sustainable. Then I would not be here next month or in the next two months. "The results dictate that - and this is the reality. We cannot eternally lose games. Maybe because what we have done in the past [people will think I wouldn't be sacked] but we are judged daily as managers.
"In one bad season, you can be out. The club knows that I will not do it [resign]. The club would have to do it. I want to be close to the players. I want to be beside them. We've lost a lot of games - more than we have in two seasons.". Guardiola's comments after the United defeat were just as frank. Despite another disappointing defeat from the Premier League champions, Guardiola insisted that it was he who is solely responsible for their current slump.
