Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he blames himself for the club’s awful run of form.
City, who have won the Premier League title for the past four years and in six of the past seven, are 14 points behind leaders Liverpool.
A 2-0 win at Leicester on Sunday was only their second victory in 14 matches.
It is the worst run of a hugely successful managerial career taking in spells at Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
City have had slow starts to seasons before – and trailed the leaders by six points or more in each of the past four title-winning campaigns – but they have never been this bad.
City have suffered many injuries this season – including to Ballon d’Or-winning midfielder Rodri – which Guardiola has repeatedly highlighted
The champions host West Ham on Saturday.
