Coach Guardiola insists that he'll have to earn a new deal with Man City

Pep Guardiola insists he still has to earn a new contract at Manchester City despite winning five major trophies in past two seasons. City are keen for Guardiola to commit to a deal beyond current one that ends in 2021. But, in midst of a frustrating season that sees City trailing Premier League leaders Liverpool by 14 points, 48-year-old says re is rush to agree an extension, partly because performance will be a factor in his future.

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"I have one more year and always I have to deserve to extend my contract," Guardiola told reporters on Friday.

"Manrs, we have to get results. At this club you have to win. In football, we spoke about this, situation changed a lot, manrs today, even in this country, y change a lot.

"In just four or five months, how many manrs have been sacked? So that's why we have to be patient and do our job.

"We still have a lot of time. So we have patience, we have an incredible relationship with board, with people who decide, and we will take decision that is best for club.

"I think in football one-and-a-half years is a long time for manrs, a lot of time, so we have to see altoger how it works, how it's going on."

Guardiola spent four years as Barcelona boss and three years with Bayern Munich before joining City in 2016. He will have been at Etihad Stadium for five years if he finishes his current City deal. Some pundits believe that will mark end of his reign, but Guardiola disagrees.

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'Perfect for both sides'

"I said many times how incredible, what a good time I have here, and I would like to stay as long as possible," Guardiola said. "So that is my desire. But I will only be sure if it's best for club that y want me to stay longer. "So it will be five years with one club, in this competition, this league, it has many years, so that's why it's important to be sure decision is perfect for both sides. "That's why re's rush, it's t finishing in three or four months. club is working perfectly in all departments, so it's t a problem, honestly."

City face Leicester on Saturday, looking for win to close gap on second-placed visitors to one point. Guardiola will be without his assistant Mikel Arteta following Spaniard's decision to take charge at Arsenal on Friday. Rodolfo Borrell will step up to be temporary assistant for Guardiola, although he has also been linked with joining Arteta.

"Yes he'll step up. From w on he wants to stay with me. We've t had any approach for him. We'll continue like this until summer," Guardiola said.

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City winger Riyad Mahrez will be hoping for a starting spot against former club Leicester and has fond memories of his time with Foxes after ir title triumph in 2016. "My first title with Leicester is one of medals that means most to me, as well as Africa Cup of Nations which was for my country and so re is a lot of emotion," he said. "But with Leicester it was an unbelievable achievement, and one thought we were going to make it. What we achieved toger was unbelievable and so that club means a lot to me. "I am t surprised by m, y are a good team. y have good players and Jamie Vardy is scoring a lot of goals." City came back to overhaul Liverpool in last season's title race and Mahrez added: "We kw we are capable of doing that again." 

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