Jamie Carragher believes Manchester City's winless run has Pep Guardiola looking "human" for the first time in his managerial career - as he insisted a defeat at Anfield this weekend be the end of their Premier League title challenge.
City are winless in all competitions since defeating Southampton 1-0 in the Premier League on October 26, with Guardiola enduring five consecutive defeats for the first time in his glittering managerial career.
In that time, City - winners of the last four Premier League titles - have fallen eight points behind Arne Slot's Liverpool, who has won 11 of his 12 league matches since succeeding Jurgen Klopp in the summer. ALSO READ: Liverpool just gave Man City something invaluable ahead of Premier League title showdown ALSO READ: 'Be hostile' - Viral Liverpool tweet urges 'horrible' Man City welcome Now, though, Carragher believes Guardiola, who he hailed as an "innovator and leader" of European football since taking the main stage at Barcelona in 2008, is out of sorts and will need time to fix his side's current flaws.
Writing in his Telegraph column, Carragher said: "Pep Guardiola has achieved so much in his managerial career that there was one milestone that looked beyond him.
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