Guardiola’s aspect host Everton on Boxing Day, earlier than a visit to Leicester on 29 December and a house match towards West Ham on 4 January.
Given all three opponents are within the backside seven, it presents Metropolis an opportunity to enhance on an appalling latest report of 4 factors from eight video games, which Guardiola acknowledges has left their lofty European ambitions unsure.
“The one group that has been within the Champions League for the previous years has been Manchester Metropolis,” he added.
“Now we’re in danger, in fact we’re. Positively.”
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United completed within the Premier League’s prime 4 from the 2005-06 season to 2008-09. At the least three of them additionally occupied the highest 4 spots for 15 successive campaigns till 2012.
However United have spent 5 out of the previous 11 seasons exterior the Champions League. Arsenal spent six seasons out of the competitors earlier than returning final time period. Liverpool missed out all however one yr in seven from 2010, whereas Chelsea are of their second successive marketing campaign exterior Europe’s elite.
This time period the menace to Metropolis comes from sudden sources. In addition to Forest and Bournemouth, Aston Villa are forward of Metropolis, whereas Newcastle, Fulham and Brighton are additionally inside a few factors.
“There are lots of contenders,” mentioned Guardiola, whose aspect have misplaced 9 of their final 12 video games in all competitions. “For each membership it’s so essential and if we aren’t profitable video games, we might be out.
“If we do not qualify it’s as a result of we do not deserve it, as a result of we weren’t ready and since we had lots of issues and did not resolve them.”