Pep Guardiola has pledged to step aside if he fails to turn around Manchester City ‘s poor run of form. The City boss is enduring the worst run of his glittering managerial career after a six-game winless streak featuring five successive defeats and a calamitous 3-3 draw in a match his side had led 3-0.

Manchester City are winless in six games and now go to leaders Liverpool; Pep Guardiola: I want to be honest: the club needs this period. To realise what we have done and build for the future; watch Liverpool vs Man City live on Sky Sports this Sunday,

Guardiola committed himself to it, and not merely by putting pen to paper. He cited the reality that, six months ago, City were crowned champions, FA Cup finalists, a side only knocked out of the Champions League on penalties by Real Madrid.