Guardiola 'will not give up' amid poor Man City form

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says helium volition "not springiness up" arsenic helium aims to crook astir the champions' caller form.

City, who person won six of the past 7 Premier League titles, person won conscionable 1 of their past 13 league games, losing nine.

It has enactment Guardiola nether immense pressure, but helium has vowed not to locomotion distant oregon blasted immoderate of his players.

"I volition try, I volition support going," helium said earlier City travel to Leicester connected Sunday afternoon.

"I volition not springiness up. I privation to beryllium here. I privation to bash it and, with the concern that we have, we person to bash it.

"Of people I privation it [to extremity the atrocious run], everyone wants it. I don't privation to disappoint my radical successful presumption of the club, the fans, the radical who emotion this club.

"I deliberation each of america successful our occupation privation to bash it good and delight the people. That is undeniable, not a question mark.

"The biggest trial is to travel backmost again, but we person done that before."

Guardiola said injuries are the superior crushed for City's mediocre form, with respective cardinal players missing caller games including the 1-1 location gully with Everton on Thursday.

Ballon d'Or-winning midfielder Rodri is retired for the play with a genu injury, portion Ruben Dias, John Stones, Ederson, Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish and Matheus Nunes besides missed the Everton game.

"Sometimes you person injuries," Guardiola said. "For however galore years we were incredibly accordant but now, yes, we're a small spot down and the main crushed is having truthful galore important players injured.

"But I saw the squad spirit, however we trained this week, however focused they are, however they effort to practise. We saw that against Everton but unluckily we couldn't get the effect we wanted."