'We don't have the players': Guardiola says Manchester City can't win Premier League or Champions League in shock comments

Pep Guardiola has all but ruled out Manchester City's trophy hopes this season amid their disastrous run.

The reigning Premier League champions are in free fall, having won just one of their last 11 games in all competitions.

Of those games, eight ended in defeat and City fell behind in the title race and their bid for Champions League glory.

AND Guardiola He has now stated that his team “does not have the players” to win any competition this season.

talking to TNT SportsThe former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager was asked if he thinks it is still possible for City to compete for either trophy.

Shaking his head, Guardiola responded bluntly: “No.”

And he continued: “We don't have the players.

“It's harder. I don't have that feeling now. Maybe it's going to happen, who knows?

“But I have the feeling that now we have to think in the short term. We can't set very, very big goals.

“When you want to achieve something important, like winning the Premier League, reaching the last stages of the Champions League, you have to behave according to this one concept: consistency. All this time we were incredibly consistent and now we are not.”

City's unusual drop in form has left them out of the competition. Carabao Cup in another blow to their trophy ambitions.

Meanwhile, they have fallen to fifth place in the Premier League, nine points behind the leaders. Liverpool.

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Guardiola's team could return to the top four on Saturday when they travel to Aston Villa. live on talkSPORT.

As for their Champions League campaign, a point from their last three games leaves City in 22nd place in the standings with two games remaining.

Any further mistake could see the 2023 winners miss the knockout stage for the first time in 12 years.

Guardiola has won 18 trophies during his tenure at the Etihad Stadium, including a treble two seasons ago.

They have also won six league titles, and last season was a historic fourth consecutive title.

The former Barcelona coach He committed his future to City last month, signing a new agreement until 2027.

However, City have taken just four points out of a possible 15 since then.

Guardiola hopes to initiate a change at Villa Park on Saturday ahead of the busy festive period.