Pep Guardiola says he would understand if Manchester City’s ambitious owners are unhappy with his team’s performance this season as they prepare for Sunday’ s FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal.
Although Guardiola is still in contention for a trophy to add to the 21 he won in just seven years at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, City went out of the Champions League at the last 16 stage and have only been on the periphery of the Premier League title race as they fight to secure a top-four finish.
Compare that to his predecessor Manuel Pellegrini who reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in his last season, finished fourth in the Premier League and lifted the League Cup.