Pep Guardiola says his job at Manchester City is not secured despite his recent contract extension following their recent dip in form.
The Citizens have won just one of their last ten games in all competitions (D2 L7) and suffered as many defeats in that series as in their previous 105 games combined.
They are currently nine points behind leaders Liverpool in the Premier League, while they have also given themselves a mountain to climb in the Champions League after a 2-0 defeat to Juventus on Wednesday.
Guardiola has been open about the team's defensive problems in recent weeks, with the likes of John Stones, Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji and Rodri already missing significant game time this season.
Since the start of November, City have conceded more goals in all competitions than any other team from Europe's top five leagues (21 in nine games).
Guardiola signed his two-year contract extension during the November international break after a three-match losing streak in all competitions, and insisted he has no regrets.
“Absolutely not,” Guardiola said at his press conference on Friday. “I would regret it if I left now. I would sleep even worse than I do now. There is no way I would leave the situation as it is now.”
However, the Spaniard admitted his position is still not secure if City cannot turn their fortunes around.
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“[The owners] If we know when the situation is bad and we start losing games, then it is not sustainable. Then I wouldn't be here next month or in the next two months,” he told Sky Sports.
“The results dictate that – and this is the reality. We cannot lose games forever. Maybe because what we have done in the past [people will think I wouldn’t be sacked]but as managers we are assessed daily.
“In a bad season you can be out. The club knows I won't do that [resign]. The club should do it. I want to be close to the players. I want to be next to them. We lost a lot of games, more than in two seasons.
“In the next game it will be the same and it has been the same for the last month. You can survive a few games, but we have been doing it for more than a month with players with a lot of minutes in the game. Their legs.
“It's not because they don't want to; it's because of the calendar, the schedule. We're going to play the Club World Cup in Orlando next summer, and then we have to start the Premier League three weeks later. It's impossible.”
City will play Manchester United on Sunday, with Ruben Amorim, who defeated City 4-1 with Sporting CP in the Champions League. He wants to become only the second manager to beat the reigning Premier League champions with two different sides in one season.
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