Pep Guardiola believes 75 per cent of Premier League clubs want Manchester City relegated on the day the champions lost their legal dispute over sponsorship.

Pep Guardiola and Manchester City are in shambles after having several trophy laden seasons. To make matters worse, Manchester City have lost their grip on the Premier League table as they are now trailing table toppers Liverpool who are five points clear of the men in blue and have a game in hand.

Manchester City have won four Premier League title in a row but their hopes of a fifth are dwindling after another damaging defeat to Tottenham.

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will have to focus on Champions League qualification, instead of the title, if they lose to Liverpool next week.

Manchester City faces more than 100 charges ranging over a nine-year period when the club was trying to establish itself as the biggest force in English soccer.

Manchester City have now been beaten in their last five games and will travel to Merseyside trailing leaders Liverpool by eight points if Arne Slot’s men win at Southampton

Pep Guardiola has suggested that if Liverpool beat Manchester City at Anfield next weekend his team could already be out of the Premier League title race.

Pep Guardiola has acknowledged that Manchester City's title defence is in jeopardy after a shocking 0-4 loss to Tottenham Hotspur. City remain second in the table on 23 points but are five points adrift of leaders Liverpool.