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 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.

While Guardiola has vowed to stay with the club even if they face punishment and get relegated, chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak and chief executive Ferran Soriano remain confident that the club will be cleared of all charges.

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 says Manchester City will have to focus on Champions League qualification, instead of the title, if they lose to Liverpool next week.

Pep Guardiola is fearful that Manchester City could soon find themselves with too much ground to make up on Liverpool at the summit of the Premier League.

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.