Pep Guardiola Admits He Could Be Sacked by Man City if He Fails to Beat Real Madrid

?Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted that he could be sacked by the club if he fails to beat Real Madrid in their Champions League last 16 tie.

The Citizens have almost certainly failed to defend their Premier League title, with Liverpool a whopping 22 points clear at the top of the table, so Guardiola’s focus is on lifting the Champions League with City for the first time.

Speaking to ?Sky Sports, Guardiola did not shy away from the importance of his upcoming meeting with ?Real, admitting that all he wants to do over the next few weeks is to find a way to come out on top against Zinedine Zidane’s side.

“There are many incredible players that made our fans happy, and [times when] our fans enjoyed part of the season,” he said.

“I know the people say ‘You are good’ or ‘You’re not good enough.’ I accept it. I want to win the ?Champions League, I dream and will enjoy the games against Real Madrid, to see what I can do.

“And this process, the two weeks before, will be the happiest moments of my profession, to imagine what we can do to beat them.

“If we don’t beat them, then the chairman will come, or the sporting director, and say ‘It’s not good enough, we want the Champions League, I’m going to sack you’. Then ‘OK, thank you, it was a pleasure.’”

When asked whether he genuinely believed that his job at ?City could be on the line, Guardiola confessed that it is certainly a possibility.

“I don’t know, many times it has happened. Or maybe he will say ‘OK, you’ve done well, but what can we improve?’” he added. “Since I arrived, that is what I have got from this club – what can we do, then do it better and do it better. That is the process.

“?Liverpool have spent four or five years to win the first title last season. It was a process – new players, the process, then invest more and more, and they are the best team in the world right now.

“Always people believe that you are Pep, or you are Jürgen, or another name, so you have to win all the titles, get two thousand million points, two thousand million goals.

“Sometimes it’s not possible. Sometimes there are opponents, sometimes you cannot do it because in no sport does one team win all the titles all the time. It’s impossible.”

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