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Manchester City are 14 points behind leaders Liverpool, who also have a game in hand<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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Pep Guardiola says Manchester City “need help” during the January transfer window after admitting his side have “no chance” of winning the Premier League title this season.<\/b><\/p>\n

The City boss celebrated 500 games in charge of the club with a nervy 2-0 win over Leicester on Sunday.<\/p>\n

City’s victory – just their second in their last 10 Premier League games – lifts them up to fifth, but they are 14 points behind leaders Liverpool.<\/p>\n

“We are far away from winning the Premier League,” Guardiola told BBC’s Match of the Day.<\/p>\n

“We accept there’s already no chance of that but we have other things to fight for: FA Cup, top four… and winning games helps.”<\/p>\n

City have won six of the last seven Premier League titles, but before the win over Leicester, the club had won just one of their previous 13 league games – losing nine.<\/p>\n

Guardiola admitted he was relieved to end a five-game winless run.<\/p>\n

“Just relief, that is the word to express how all of us feel,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We have done incredible things and now we struggle to win games so now it’s just relief.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Will City be busy in January & how bad is their injury list?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Guardiola believes injuries are the primary reason behind City’s poor form but says there are areas the club need to target in the upcoming transfer window.<\/p>\n

“In some positions we need help,” Guardiola said.<\/p>\n

“When we’re all together we’re the team we were but with important players out for weeks and months it’s so difficult.”<\/p>\n

Ballon d’Or-winning midfielder Rodri is out for the season with a knee injury, while Ruben Dias, John Stones, Ederson, Oscar Bobb and Matheus Nunes also missed the Leicester game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Guardiola added: “I thought central defenders would be fit all season but we have struggled – holding midfield and central defenders we need help. <\/p>\n

“The market is the market – it’s not easy, it’s expensive so we will see what the club can do.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Are City lacking in intensity?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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The scoreline at King Power Stadium on Sunday does not tell the full story.<\/p>\n

Against a lively Leicester side, Manchester City were still below par and for the first time this season they had less possession than their opponents (46.4%).<\/p>\n

It is just the 14th time Guardiola’s side have had less possession during his 323-game reign in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

“It was not the ideal performance but hopefully the victories will give our mood a better position,” Guardiola said.<\/p>\n

“We didn’t have enough energy to sustain 90 minutes but hopefully in the new year we can bounce back a bit from a bad moment.”<\/p>\n

The stats also show City are lacking the intensity we have become accustomed to seeing in Guardiola’s teams.<\/p>\n

Against Leicester, the club won possession in the final third just twice. Last season, City nicked possession in the final third 7.5 times on average per game.<\/p>\n

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville told Sky Sports: “They got the win and the clean sheet but it has been a struggle for them.<\/p>\n

“To watch them today it is still unusual, you’re not getting carried away.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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