Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola gestures, during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Manchester City at Goodison Park, in Liverpool, England, Sunday Jan. 15, 2017. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP) (Associated Press)MANCHESTER, England — The Premier League season is barely past the halfway point and already Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has virtually given up on winning the title. As he slumped to the heaviest loss of his career in a domestic league match, Guardiola — with his arms folded — was seen staring into space while he sat in the Goodison Park dug-out. “Pep Guardiola knows it is a project at Manchester City,” Koeman said. After 21 of 38 games, City and United — the two pre-season title favorites — are outside the top four.

Source: Washington Post January 15, 2017 20:05 UTC