Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says that he perhaps deserves to get sacked following his side's 2-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.
The reigning Premier League champions dropped to fifth on the table after suffering their fourth successive league defeat.
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Goals by Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah ensured the Reds a comfortable nine-point lead in the title race, while also extending the gap between them and City to 11 points.
Remarkably, the result also marked the first time Guardiola has lost four consecutive league matches in his career.
The Spanish tactician has understandably been a frustrated figure of late, and the crowd at Anfield certainly did not make things easier as some Liverpool supporters chanted, "you're getting sacked in the morning".
Guardiola was asked about the taunting after the game, and he proceeded to give a cheeky response.
"I'm so proud for my six Premier Leagues against that team and the previous team, I'm so sorry," he said, according to Metro.
"I didn't expect Anfield to start to chant at 0-2 that I should be sacked. Maybe I deserve to be sacked, honestly.
"With the results we've had, maybe I'm still in a job because of the six Premier Leagues. Otherwise, the higher-ups will think it doesn't work.
"I didn't expect they were singing at 1-0. Maybe at Brighton they did it, but at Anfield, I didn't expect that. But it's fine, it is what it is. It's part of the game.
"When you win you laugh, when you lose they laugh, and you have to accept it."
The Citizens will host Nottingham Forest at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, hoping to end their seven-game winless run in all competitions.
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