Pep Guardiola believes 75 per cent of Premier League clubs want Manchester City relegated on the day the champions lost their legal dispute over sponsorship.

Manchester City were beaten 4-0 on their own turf by Spurs and have now lost five in a row in all competitions and three straight in the Premier League. It is a severe dent in their title ambitions with leaders Liverpool five points clear with a Sunday trip to Southampton to play ahead of the Anfield showdown with the Blues next weekend.

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has suggested that his team could be out of the Premier League title race if they lose at Liverpool next weekend. Guardiola was speaking after the champions lost their fifth consecutive game in all competitions and third straight league game with a 4-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

Manchester City have won four Premier League title in a row but their hopes of a fifth are dwindling after another damaging defeat to Tottenham.

Manchester City faces more than 100 charges ranging over a nine-year period when the club was trying to establish itself as the biggest force in English soccer.

Arne Slot and Pep Guardiola will do battle for the first time when Liverpool hosts Man City next weekend and the two teams' form could barely be more contrasting

Pep Guardiola has suggested that if Liverpool beat Manchester City at Anfield next weekend his team could already be out of the Premier League title race.

Pep Guardiola has acknowledged that Manchester City's title defence is in jeopardy after a shocking 0-4 loss to Tottenham Hotspur. City remain second in the table on 23 points but are five points adrift of leaders Liverpool.