Manchester City’s form slump turned their clash with in-form Liverpool into a decisive test for Pep Guardiola, whose job security and title hopes now rest on reversing a six-game winless streak against the Premier League leaders.

Pep Guardiola has pledged to step aside if he fails to turn around Manchester City’s poor run of form. The City boss is enduring the worst run of his glittering managerial career after a six-game winless streak featuring five successive defeats and a calamitous 3-3 draw in a match his side had led 3-0.