Pep Guardiola wants 'help' in the January transfer window as he tries to revive Manchester City's stuttering season.
The defending Premier League champions signed off 2024 with a 2-0 win over Leicester City.
It marked just a second win in their last fourteen games in all competitions, as Guardiola celebrated 500 games in charge.
Guardiola is expected to be backed by the City hierarchy mid-season – despite his indication after the Leicester game that a title challenge is over – and the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss wants “help” to ease the pressure on his injury -hit squad.
“We need help in some positions,” Guardiola told BBC Sport after watching goals from Savinho and Erling Haaland propel his team to victory at the King Power Stadium.
“When we are all together we are the team we were, but when key players are away for weeks and months it is so difficult.”
500 – Pep Guardiola today becomes the first manager to manage a Premier League club 500 times in all competitions since David Moyes reached that number for Everton in January 2013. A milestone. pic.twitter.com/KdjZ23YqKa
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 29, 2024
City are fifth, 14 points behind leaders Liverpool, and Guardiola has given up all hope of retaining the title.
“We are still a long way from winning the Premier League,” he said.
“We accept that there is no chance of that now, but we have other things to fight for: FA Cup, top four and winning games helps with that.”
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