Pep Guardiola says his side have “no chance” of winning the Premier League title this season after admitting Manchester City “need help” in the January transfer window.
The City boss celebrated 500 games in charge of the club with a 2-0 win over Leicester on Sunday.
City’s win – their second in their last 10 Premier League games – lifts them up to fifth, but they are 14 points behind Liverpool.
“We are a long way from winning the Premier League,” Guardiola told the BBC’s Match of the Day.
“We accept there is no chance already but we have other things to fight for: the FA Cup, the top four… and winning games helps.”
City have won six of the last seven Premier League titles, but before the win over Leicester, the club had won just one of their previous 13 league games – losing nine.
Guardiola admitted he was relieved to end a five-match winless run.
“Just relief, that’s the word we all feel,” he said.
“We’ve done unbelievable things and now we’re struggling to win games so now it’s just a relief.”
