Guardiola was widely criticized, after his failure in the (Champions League) competition during the past years, despite the dominance of City in the local championships.And press reports claimed earlier that Guardiola was considering leaving, due to the great pressure on him to achieve the Champions League title.Pep Guardiola told the media: "People may say that this is an excuse, but I am not here to win the Champions League, the club management did not ask me to do so."Guardiola added: "My life does not depend on the Champions League, I love winning the title, and we will work to achieve it, but it is not an obsession for the club."

And the Manchester City coach continued: “Every season I aim to win 4 titles, and if I coach for 30 or 40 years, I will strive every year to win the Champions League, but I do not feel like a failure during the years of not winning the title.”Guardiola added: "The main goal for me is to improve the team and play better. I am here at Manchester City to play better individually and collectively."Guardiola concluded: "I don't think about what will happen in 11 months, if we win or lose, if we win, it's amazing, and if we lose it will be a failure, and nothing will change."Pep Guardiola had previously won two Champions League titles with Barcelona, in 2009 and 2011, while he failed to win the title with Bayern Munich and Manchester City.