City have actually scored just two times in their last 3 league matches.
Pep Guardiola does not anticipate Manchester City to sign a new striker during the January transfer window.
Guardiola acknowledged his side are still stopping working to fire in front of goal after Saturday’s 1-0 win at Southampton.
Gabriel Jesus might go back to contention for Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup quarter-final at Arsenal, however Sergio Aguero‘s physical fitness has a hard time continue.
Sergio Aguero has made only 3 Premier League appearances this season (Clive Brunskill/PA)
When asked if a new finalizing was a possibility, Guardiola stated: “No I do not think so due to the fact that the financial situation around world is what it is.
“All the clubs struggle – we are not an exception.”
Jesus missed out on Saturday’s win, which raised City as much as seventh in the Premier League table, after taking a knock to the face during training on Friday.
Aguero, recently recuperated from a knee problem, returned after disease as a substitute in last week’s home draw against West Brom, however did not function at St Mary’s due to a concealed concern.
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City have actually scored only two times in their last 3 league games and Guardiola confessed will be challenging to close the eight-point space in between his side and leaders Liverpool offered their present form in front of goal.
“I don’t know,” he stated. “We’re having a hard time, our momentum up front isn’t good.
” We are developing clear possibilities that we can not score and when this occurs we are constantly going to suffer.
“That’s why I’m not able to say how we will be this season. Game by game is the only thing I can do and now we go to London to play Arsenal in the Carabao Cup.”
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Raheem Sterling turned home Kevin De Bruyne’s 16th-minute cross at Southampton, however City rejected a number of second-half possibilities.
“Our position is we’re trying to win games, to be up there as quick as possible and (to be) as close as possible to the top of the league,” Guardiola stated.
“But the reality is that our momentum up front isn’t good. To close the game out, we couldn’t do it and that’s why we are continuing to struggle I think this season, until we break this situation to score goals.”
Defensively nevertheless, City have actually been water-tight, keeping 7 tidy sheets in their last 8 games in all competitions and after Saturday’s triumph Guardiola commemorated protectors Ruben Dias and John Stones
Guardiola added:”It’s incredible – that is how we can still be there, knocking on the door of teams above us. We need it to be stable and maybe one day players will be fresh to score the goals.”
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