Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has made an honest admission about his team, who have failed to win their last four Premier League matches.
The Citizens suffered a 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Wednesday evening, leaving the side six points adrift of league leaders Arsenal.
City come up against Luton Town this Sunday, with their manager Rob Edwards labelling the champions the best, however Guardiola was quick to silence those claims.
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"I think for everyone in the club, it's good what we are living. I think it's necessary to live that. For a long time, it was about how good we are," Guardiola told reporters on Friday.
"Maybe we need it. It's terrible, we're unbeatable and we are now not able to win one game. In the big moments, I was realising that. Maybe for myself first, I need that challenge to prove I'm a good manager. For the players it's a good challenge, that Aston Villa were miles away from all of us... And now we may not qualify for the Champions League next season."
"They're [Luton Town] doing really, really well for the way they played. Top clubs and teams like Arsenal and Liverpool have struggled to win, it will be the same for us," he added.
"Hopefully it doesn't make us weaker, thank you for the words [from Luton boss Rob Edwards]. It's a football game and in that moment, we are not the best team in the world as we are not getting results.
"When you are winning games, you are the best team in the world. When you are not, it's a crisis. It can be exaggerated on one side but that's the reality."
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