Pep Guardiola is presiding over Manchester City’s terrible run of form.

Seven months ago, Manchester City’s dominance showed no signs of waning. Pep Guardiola’s men were once again lifting the Premier League trophy, basking in the glory of a sixth league title in seven years.

It has recorded just one win in its last 11 games and has suffered six defeats in the Premier League this season already. Now, it is languishing in seventh place, 12 points behind Liverpool – which has a game in hand – at the top of the table.

“We don’t have a defense for the results. They are not good,” Guardiola said afterwards, per the Associated Press. “It’s about what I can do with my people to get the results back and continue. If there is a moment that I cannot overthink, it is right now. Try to be simple, stick to my principles and give certainty to the team.”

At first, his side’s defeats seemed like a one-off; even City must lose occasionally. But, gradually, the defeats piled up and the crisis deepened, leaving Guardiola scrambling for explanations as his team’s season has unraveled.

The Spanish manager has never had to cope with a crisis like this. Until this month, he had never lost four consecutive league matches with any of his teams, per Opta, while City had not suffered such a streak since 2006.

Even with an injury crisis, City can still field a team packed with expensive, talented players, but their attack seems disjointed and devoid of ideas, scoring just 10 goals in their last nine league games. Star striker Erling Haaland touched the ball once, in the 89th minute, inside the opposition penalty area against Villa.