Pep Guardiola says Manchester City “need help” during the January transfer window after admitting his side have “no chance” of winning the Premier League title this season.
The City boss celebrated 500 games in charge of the club with a nerve-wracking 2-0 win over Leicester on Sunday.
City’s victory – just their second in their last 10 Premier League games – moved them up to fifth, but they are 14 points behind leaders Liverpool.
“We are a long way from winning the Premier League,” Guardiola told the BBC’s Match of the Day.
“We accept that it is already unlikely but we have other things to fight for: the FA Cup, the top four… and winning games helps.”
City have won six of the last seven Premier League titles, but before the win over Leicester, the club had won just one of their previous 13 league games – losing nine.
Guardiola admitted he was relieved to end a five-game winless run.
“Just relief, that’s the word to express how we all feel,” he said.
“We’ve done unbelievable things and now we’re struggling to win games so now it’s just a relief.”