Pep Guardiola standing on the touchline.
Pep Guardiola has reiterated his confidence in his players to turn their form around. (Image: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
Ruben Dias admits Pep Guardiola is "feeling" the angst surrounding Manchester City's current form, but insists his manager has not changed his demeanour and that everyone at the club is on the same page.
The Blues have won just one of their past nine games and go into Wednesday's Champions League clash against Juventus on the back of a 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace. Speaking ahead of the trip to Turin, Guardiola underlined his belief in the star-studded squad.
"I have full confidence," the Catalan said. "If results from now or in future will be even worse, the confidence of my team is undeniable. Confidence of my team is always there."
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Guardiola said he's "trying to find a solution" to the current problems on the pitch, having been the culprits of their own downfall at times. He added: "In the end, we punish ourselves in many games, we make mistakes and we have to avoid it.
"So, I don't blame the situation, that is the situation. Life is like this. We have to do better with the players we have in terms of results."
Defender Dias has played every single minute of the last three Premier League matches since returning from a calf injury and is set to start against Juventus this week. He was put up for media duty this week, where he was quizzed about Guardiola's mindset behind the scenes.
Asked if the manager had changed his approach in any way by TNT Sports, Dias bluntly replied "no" - before then adding: "He's adapting like all of us to the circumstances and that's what we must do to move forward.
"But obviously, like us, he's feeling the moment and we want to [push] through it."