- Manchester City dropped points against Everton in the Premier League on Thursday
- Pep Guardiola's team has lost nine of its last 13 games in all competitions
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Pep Guardiola insisted Manchester City's spirit has not been shaken by an unfathomable drop in results as they today seek just a second win in 14 games.
City head to Leicester City six points off the top four, after drawing against Boxing Day and with a team without eight first-team stars.
They included Jack Grealish and Kyle Walker, and City said a muscle problem and illness kept them out.
Guardiola added that goalkeeper Ederson “does not feel well” and insists that his squad's performance is unquestionable.
“He is expected to be a bit down and the main reason is that there are so many important players injured,” the City boss said.
'I saw the team spirit, how we train, how focused they are, how they try to practice. We saw it against Everton but unfortunately we couldn't get the result.
Pep Guardiola believes that the main reason for Manchester City's recent problems is injuries
The Spaniard claimed City's “team spirit” has not been affected despite just one win in 13 games.
Iliman Ndiaye's goal at the Etihad for Everton on Thursday saw City drop points again
'The biggest test is to come back again, we have done it before. That makes you remember how good the past was, that's the truth. This makes you realize how good what we have done in the past is.
“Try to be as calm as possible, in the next game do better, the players will come back.” “That's what we want to try, that's all I want to do.”
Mail Sport understands that the recurrence of John Stones' foot injury suffered at Aston Villa last week is not serious but was due to the centre-back returning to the fold.
Guardiola has admitted City are at risk of missing out on the Champions League amid a torrid run. The champions need to pick up points over the next month before a tough six-match block against Chelsea, Arsenal, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Tottenham and Nottingham Forest.
“I will move forward,” he added. 'I'm not going to give up. I want to be here, I want to do it and with the situation we have now I have to do it.
“I don't want to let my people down in terms of the club, the fans, the people who love this place.
'I don't have in my education the ability to start complaining, to point fingers at people. It's life, it's football, so let's try again. That's why all the time we've been successful it's because it's never enough. We will try again and again. “That's why we win a lot of titles.”