Manchester City have endured a miserable run over the past month, but Pep Guardiola has signed a new contract - and feels he knows what must be done to get the Premier League champions back where he w

Pep Guardiola has pledged to step aside if he fails to turn around Manchester City ‘s poor run of form. The City boss is enduring the worst run of his glittering managerial career after a six-game winless streak featuring five successive defeats and a calamitous 3-3 draw in a match his side had led 3-0.

The run has seen Guardiola's side slip to fourth in the Premier League table, behind Arsenal, Brighton and leaders Liverpool - and the City boss feels his side's title rivals are enjoying their downturn in form. "As is normal in sport, they take the p*** and they laugh at your defeats," Guardiola said. "That’s normal.