Beating United at the Etihad Stadium this weekend would be a significant boost to Guardiola's hopes of ending City's spiral.
LONDON - Pep Guardiola admits troubled Manchester City will not recapture their peak form until his injury-plagued side are finally whole again.Guardiola's fourth-placed side head into Sunday's derby against Manchester United reeling after a dismal run of one win in 10 games in all competitions.
The City boss attributes their stunning decline on injuries to key players, mostly notably Spain midfielder Rodri, who won the prestigious Ballon d'Or award earlier this year. "We have known it from the beginning but Rodri is a Ballon d'Or player. We are playing without the best player in England last season. That is the problem.
On the day City announced record Premier League revenues of £715 million . Guardiola didn't rule out the possibility when it was put to him that reinforcements were needed to save their season."Massive congratulations on the accounts because the club must be sustainable. That doesn't mean we have big resources to buy whatever we want, especially with how expensive the transfer market is.
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