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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Liverpool (kick-off 16:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Guardiola was non-committal on team news and said "we will see" in regards to whether any injured players will return on Sunday.
He refused to rule his side out of the title race but admitted "it would make life more difficult" should they lose to Liverpool.
On whether his players suffer with confidence issues: "Yes, of course. I don't know if confidence is the right word but when the dynamics are good, it's always easier. You have to accept the situation that we have and we are in right now."
Numerous times throughout the news conference he used this quote when describing the situation the team are in: "It's not about how many times you fall down but how many times you get back up."
He added: "We will be back - I know that. I don't know when."
On whether Liverpool are the best team in Europe right now: "I don't know. They are one of the best. Years ago, when they said City were the best team in the world, I didn't pay attention for one second."
His last answer was nearly four minutes long and involved a passionate speech about rebuilding the team before finishing with: "I have to prove myself now. I have to find a solution and a way to do it and I am trying every day."
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Image source, Getty ImagesThe question of who is in the title race right now is a good one, but I still think it is Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal.
At the beginning of the season, I said Liverpool would be up there because I feel people forgot how well they actually did last season. They are favourites at the moment because of the consistency they have shown this year, but we all know that the likes of City and the Gunners are capable of going on long winning runs.
City are in unknown territory at the moment with the form they are in, but they are still a group of Premier League and Champions League winners who know how to win and bounce back. However, if Liverpool get the win at Anfield this weekend, that would make them clearer favourites.
The reason I have not put Chelsea and Brighton alongside the other three teams as title contenders is because of the consistency of these teams over the past few years.
Those three have been up there challenging the past two or three seasons and I think that puts them ahead.
We have seen Chelsea are developing in terms of their age and have not been as consistent with their results. The same with Brighton. They put in some really good performances - but then some not so good.
With the heavy December schedule and into January, that is when we will start to see a split and those teams with a better squad depth start to break away a bit.
And yet, although that is what we are used to seeing, when you look at the league this year it has been one of the most up and down starts ever to a campaign in terms of consistency.
Fara Williams was speaking to BBC Sport's Nicola Pearson
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Manchester City and Manchester United have been offered the opportunity to buy 26-year-old Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz and 23-year-old Italy midfielder Nicolo Fagioli from Juventus. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external
Meanwhile, City are also tracking Borussia Monchengladbach's 22-year-old German midfielder Rocco Reitz before a potential move in January. (GiveMeSport), external
Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool have won just one of their past nine Premier League games against Manchester City (D5 L3), a 1-0 home victory in October 2022.
Manchester City have won just one of their past 21 Premier League away games against Liverpool (D7 L13), beating them 4-1 in February 2021. They have not won at Anfield with fans in attendance since May 2003 (2-1).
Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool head coach Arne Slot is not going to underestimate Manchester City, despite their recent results, as he believes Pep Guardiola has the ability to solve all problems.
The two clubs are in very different runs of form, with the Reds flying high in the Premier League and Champions League, and City without a win in six games in all competitions.
But Slot does not agree that it is an "easier" time to play the reigning league champions and instead told a news conference that Guardiola will already be thinking of new ideas to help his squad.
"I don't think anyone in the last eight or nine years has said that City at home or away is easy," Slot said. "The word never comes into my mind. Not at all. Everyone is looking at the result but if you analyse them they are still a very, very good team.
"One of the reasons I think Guardiola is one of the best managers in the world is because he always comes up with solutions to his problems. We all know he will come up with a solution, but hopefully just after Sunday.
"During a season these things can happen to every team. I am hoping we are not going to face the same problems, but it is always difficult for every manager if one of your star players [Rodri] is injured.
"I wouldn't be surprised if he comes up with another brilliant idea that no one has even thought about before. That is one of the reasons he inspires so many managers around the world.
"Let's wait and see. If there is anyone in this managerial world who can come up with something new, it's him."
Anfield is "not the place you want to play when you are low on confidence," says ex-Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott, as his former club prepares to face Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Planet Premier League podcast about the team's current confidence levels, Lescott said: "I think it might be their biggest problem because I don't think any of them have been through it.
"Regardless of whether they have been through something similar at previous clubs, they definitely haven't been through it at the level they are at now - they are seen as the best team.
"So to go through lack of confidence when you are at the top could potentially have a bigger detriment on your performance.
"Your confidence is low, you don't feel as quick, you don't feel as strong, you're not showing as much as you want to show. All of a sudden, you are thinking: 'Am I going to control this?'
"If you're low on confidence, Anfield is not the place you want to play at. Even when you are high on confidence, one missed control [of the ball] or one bad pass can derail you.
"So going there, under the circumstances they are currently under, is probably the hardest thing they will ever have to face."
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott believes Pep Guardiola's side are missing the "impact" of Ballon d'Or winner Rodri, with the Premier League champions currently on a run of six matches without a win in all competitions.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Planet Premier League podcast, Lescott said: "There is a difference between being the best player and being the most important player.
"We saw last season, without Kevin [de Bruyne], that Phil [Foden] can offer the same level of impact in a totally different way.
"I don't think they have someone that can offer the same impact that Rodri offers - whether it is the same style or not.
"The replacement for that position is a further gap than the replacement for Kevin. We have seem them without Kevin. We have seen them when [Erling] Haaland wasn't there but Julian Alvarez was.
"But, when there is no Rodri, I don't think there is that person there.
"They still have world-class players. Manchester City know that on any given day, Foden could say: 'I'm going to decide this game' or Haaland could say: 'I'm going to decide this game'.
"When you have that star power, you are going to have confidence, so they won't be going into every game thinking they are going to lose, they will believe they are going to win.
"You would rather have lost the last five games and have the players Manchester City have than not have them at all."
Image source, Getty ImagesIf it were any other team in Manchester City's situation were to lose on Sunday, you would say they were out of the title race.
The gap behind Liverpool would be 11 points - and you would normally write that team off - but the fact that City have come back from big gaps before shows that they can go on long winning runs.
It is difficult though because mentally there is something not right in the group. In terms of confidence, they do not look like that same dominant side that teams have faced in the past. At the moment, if they lose at the weekend I would write them off because I think that gap will be too big. I cannot see Liverpool losing four games after that.
It is surprising what is happening with City. Defensively, when Guardiola came into England, one thing we recognised was how good their counter-press was. They rarely got countered on because they had that five-second rule to get around the ball, press and win it in high areas.
When you look at goals they have conceded recently against Tottenham and Feyenoord, they are coming from their errors and it is frustrating. These players have not been in this situation before, but the only confidence they could take from it is the fact that it is through their own mistakes. If they tidy up these details, that should get them back on track.
It is a mental thing now and they have a big game at the weekend - but what better game is there to bounce back in?
Fara Williams was speaking to BBC Sport's Nicola Pearson
How Man City threw away victory against Feyenoord
Manchester City's "bigger problem" is their lack of physicality as well as some of the players not being "physically fit", according to former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy.
City conceded three goals in 15 minutes as Feyenoord came from 3-0 behind to draw at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.
Pep Guardiola's side are winless in six games in all competitions and are 17th in the Champions League table.
Chelsea are keen on Ipswich's 21-year-old English striker Liam Delap, but could face competition from his former club Manchester City. (Football Insider), external
Meanwhile, City boss Pep Guardiola has identified 25-year-old Real Sociedad and Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 21-year-old Bayer Leverkusen and Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz, and 24-year-old Sporting and Uruguay winger Maximiliano Araujo as January transfer targets. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external
Finally, City, Manchester United and Liverpool are all keen on Atalanta's Brazil midfielder Ederson, but it will take a monster offer to sign the 25-year-old. (Teamtalk), external
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