Pep Guardiola admits that even he fears dismissal, as he accepts the blame for Manchester City's mini-slump, but knows how to fix it.

PEP GUARDIOLA says that he is to blame for the mini-depression in the city of Manchester, but he says that he knows how to restore it.

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The League's best champions have lost the bottom of returned clubs, and the Etihad boss is aware that he may have called for a pep out if that run continues.

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Numerous theories have been raised about City's defeats at Southampton and Manchester United -the first in the Carabao Cup zone, last and second within the league

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“Although the players do not play accurately and do not have the option to do so, it is because there is something wrong with my decisions.

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"Then I have to find out why, because here people don't wait, people don't live on our memories of what we were like in the final element."

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However, the former Barcelona manager says that he loves these types of challenges and believes that he already knows why they have been lost.

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“I'm less confused when I feel like there's no answer or I don't know what happened, but I often feel like I understand why it's not working.

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As well as being eight points behind top-flight leaders Arsenal, City are also in contention for second place with Manchester United and Newcastle.

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