Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola admits his team is experiencing a "difficult time".

Ahead of their Champions League clash with Dinamo Zagreb, Guardiola addressed their form slump.

He said: "I think it's nothing unusual, after having two great seasons it's even tougher to perform for a third one in a row but it's also a challenge, a challenge to play the same successful kind of football every single season.

“It's normal we go through this kind of period. We have to stick together to come back to what we did in the past. The sooner we reach our best levels the sooner we can be successful again.

“It's a challenge but we have to accept it. It's modern football, if you are successful already and have won so many things sometimes you lose a little bit of focus during that period."