Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has explained why he wasn't sacked by the club amid their six-game winless streak.
The Citizens let a three-goal lead slip against Feyenoord on Tuesday to end up drawing 3-3 in the UEFA Champions League, which extended their winless run.
The draw, however, did halt a run of five successive defeats, the last of which was a 4-0 humbling by Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.
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Ahead of Sunday's clash against Liverpool, Guardiola has responded to claims about not getting sacked.
"At this football club you have to win and if you don't win, you will be in trouble," he acknowledged, as per 90min.
"I know the people say, 'Why is Pep not in trouble, why is Pep not sacked?' What we have done the last eight years is why I have this margin.
"The people rely on me, the hierarchy, the people. It is not normal in the big clubs to do the results we have but we have to accept it. What's for sure I want to stay, I want to do it. But the moment I feel I am not positive for the club another one will come. It has to be."
"No complaining, no blaming, no pointing – don't run away from your responsibility. I have absolutely all on my shoulders. I have to and I want it.
"I want the opportunity to try. I don't want to run. I want to be there and rebuild the team in many aspects from now on until the end of the season and next season. I want to continue up there. It's not nice to live, of course it's not nice, but what do you expect? That everything is red carpet?
"It's not an excuse that Rodri is not there. What are we going to do, cry all the time that Rodri is not there or that the four central defenders have not been there for a long time in the last month? I have to find a solution and the way to do it. I'm trying every day."
