JAKARTA - Pep Guardiola confirmed a new injury, with defender Ruben Dias predicted to be out for up to a month.
A dramatic 1-2 defeat on Sunday, December 15, 2024, to Manchester United exacerbated the Citizens crisis.
Last season's Premier League champions lost eight of their last 11 games and are nine points behind leaders Liverpool.
Guardiola claims that he is not good enough to be Manchester City's manager after the match at the Etihad Stadium.
However, he remains confident in a breakthrough in performance and reaffirms his confidence in changes in the team when he visited Aston Villa headquarters on Saturday, December 21, 2024, WIB night.
"We almost won and we lost that game. I'm not happy and have to be honest with myself," Guardiola said of the Manchester Derby.
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"You fall six times, you have to stand seven times. I'm fine. I'm normal with feelings like all of us."
"When the situation goes well, we are better and when it doesn't go well professionally, we are more (focus) on what we have to do."
"Sooner or later, we will reverse it. I don't know when," said the Spaniard.
Manchester City has not been separated from the crisis on the defense even though Manuel Akanji and John Stones are back in training.
The withdrawal of Dias for a long time made Guardiola's defense never complete.
"He (Dias) was out for a long time. Three or four weeks due to muscle problems. After 75 minutes against Manchester United, he felt something, but he was so strong that he remained on the pitch."
"Ederson, I don't know if he will be ready (to fight Aston Villa). Manuel and John are back in training with us. That's good for us," said Guardiola.
Aston Villa is seventh in the standings, two points and two places behind Manchester City.
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