Pep Guardiola Explains Why He Has Not Been Sacked Amid Manchester City's Winless Run

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says that he has avoided the sack at Manchester City amid the club's six-game winless run because eight years of success there have given him a “margin.” Notably, Pep Guardiola had signed a new two-year contract extension with the club last week. Manchester City is set to face Liverpool on Sunday after losing five consecutive matches in all competitions and tossing away a 3-0 lead to draw with Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday.

"At this football club you have to win and if you don't win, you will be in trouble. I know the people say why is Pep not in trouble, why is Pep not sacked? What we have done the last eight years is why I have this margin," said Guardiola, as quoted by Goal. "What's for sure I want to stay. I want to do it. But the moment I feel I am not positive for the club another one will come. It has to be," the 53-year-old Spaniard added.

"It's easy when you are 10, 12 games in a row, everyone is fit and everyone is in their prime and everyone is 26, 27, 28. Everything is going well. That is easy. Now, no. I have to prove myself now," said Guardiola. It is worth mentioning that the draw with Feyenoord was the first time in Pep Guardiola’s 942 games as a manager that his side has surrendered a three-goal lead. Meanwhile, during his time in Manchester, Guardiola has helped the club become just the second English men's team to win the Treble - the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in the same season.