Guardiola says Man City may not qualify for the Champions League.

Guardiola says Man City may not qualify for the Champions League.

Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, fears the team could lose out on a Champions League spot next season.

City is currently playing in the most prestigious club competition in European football for the fourteenth consecutive season.

The only English clubs with a longer qualifying record are. Manchester United from 1996 to 2014 and Arsenal from 1998 to 2017.

After 17 games, City is in seventh place in the Premier League, one point behind fifth-place. Bournemouth and four points behind fourth-place Nottingham Forest.

Even though City would still not qualify based on current rankings, England is currently leading Uefa’s European Performance Spot table and in a strong position to earn a fifth berth in the Champions League next season.

Guardiola says Man City remarked, “When I said earlier, everybody laughed,” It is hardly a huge success, they argued, to qualify for the Champions League.

However, I am aware of that because it occurs with clubs in our nation. After dominating for a long time, they failed to qualify for the Champions League for several years.

On Boxing Day, Guardiola’s team hosts Everton. On December 29, they go to Leicester, and on January 4, they play West Ham at home.

It gives City an opportunity to improve on a dismal recent record of four points from eight games, which Guardiola admits has cast doubt on their aspirations to qualify for Europe, especially because all three opponents are in the bottom seven.

“Manchester City has been the only team in the Champions League for the previous few years,” he continued.

“Obviously, we are in danger right now. Definitely.”

From 2005–06 until 2008–09, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United were among the top four teams in the Premier League. Additionally, until 2012, at least three of them held the top four positions for 15 consecutive campaigns.

However, United has missed out on the Champions League for five of the last eleven seasons. Before making a comeback last season, Arsenal was out of the competition for six seasons. Chelsea is in their second consecutive season outside of Europe’s top division, whereas Liverpool missed all but one of the seven years in 2010.

This time, unexpected sources pose a threat to the city. Aston Villa leads City, Forest, and Bournemouth, while Newcastle, Fulham, and Brighton are all within a few points.

Guardiola stated, “There are a lot of challengers,” especially considering his team has dropped nine of their last 12 games across all competitions. “It is crucial for every team, and we will be eliminated if we do not win games.

“We do not deserve it, because we were not ready, and because we had a lot of problems and did not solve them, if we do not qualify.”