Guardiola said he would not be able to forgive himself if he left Manchester City during the most testing period of his tenure.

Guardiola takes the defending champions to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town, live sky sports On Super Sunday, the aim is to improve on the 2-2 draw with Brentford last time out.

The Manchester City boss has won 18 trophies, including six Premier League titles, in less than nine years at the club and signed a new two-year contract in November after four consecutive defeats. Uncertainty about his future.

But City’s form continues to suffer and they find themselves eighth in the table ahead of Sunday’s game against Ipswich Town.

“Sometimes we don’t appreciate or ignore the fact that we suffer. That’s life,” Guardiola said. Sky Sports News.

“People always think we have to be happy all the time and we have to show how happy we are on social media. That’s a mistake, life has its ups and downs and when it happens, it happens and of course it’s a big one challenges.

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“I’m here so when I feel like I can’t handle it, the club – if I said I was leaving now, I wouldn’t forgive myself. I wouldn’t forgive myself.

“Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s going to bounce back. I don’t know, but at least I don’t regret for a second that I didn’t try. Not for a second. I work, I try to do it. Not for a second. ,impossible.

“I think most players, they want to do it. Most players, they want to try and do it because I know how they run, how they suffer. But pain is part of life and it’s never going to be perfect. This It is life itself.

“You can’t win them all just for one reason – because it’s impossible! Even for me, it’s impossible. But for all the time I’ve played over 500 games here, 485 or 490 games is already a dream come true, already heaven.

“We might have had a bad season, or two bad seasons, that’s what happens in life. So, we overestimate success in life. We try to bounce back with the club and we try to do our best. “

Pep: Haaland can ‘imagine’ his future at Manchester City

Manchester City have been given a huge boost ahead of Sunday’s game, with sources claiming Erling Haaland signs extraordinary nine-and-a-half-year contract at the Etihad Stadium This is the longest contract in the Premier League and the striker will stay at the club until 2034.

“When Ferran (Soriano, City chief executive) told me, I said ‘Sorry, can you tell me that again!?’ because I couldn’t believe it. This had never happened before.

“After that, things happened but I don’t think anyone pushed for another thing. I think both sides wanted it.

“It’s great news for the club and I hope (and expect) he’s happy otherwise he wouldn’t have done it. It’s great to have this incredibly talented, unique player and striker for the club for the next ten years. ‘s very important.”

“He wouldn’t have signed the contract if he couldn’t imagine his future as a footballer at this club and the potential and challenges here – it’s impossible.

“I’m really happy, especially happy that he did it in a moment that wasn’t easy for us. I think to do it in this moment means a lot to the trust of everyone at the club.”

“He knows that in 10 years’ time – I don’t know what will happen – but he will have a different backroom staff and different players. So I think he will sign because he has seen what City are doing in the Premier League and, of course, he Saw the potential (and) the club has been at the top for ten years in a row, many, many years.

“I think the fact that he loves playing in the Premier League is a huge compliment to the Premier League, the whole organisation, everyone and there are so many reasons why he wants to play for the club – unbelievable club, unbelievable club The team, the year — getting better year after year, that’s it.”

Catch Ipswich Town vs Manchester City in the Premier League on Sky Sports live from 4pm on Sunday, with kick-off at 4.30pm.