Pep Guardiola demands one thing on Christmas day as Manchester City fight to save their season after a poor run of form.

Pep Guardiola has never been in a situation like this before. You can tell. In 16 years of top level management Guardiola has won more trophies than he could count, propelled great talent to peaks even they couldn't imagine and set the template for modern coaching.

Rodri's season-ending injury has been dubbed as one of the reasons behind the surprise slump in form, while key players continue to underperform including Erling Haaland - who was forced to relinquish his lead in the golden boot race following Mohamed Salah's brace on Sunday.