Erik ten Hag is under more pressure after United sunk to a 3-1 defeat at home to Brighton on Saturday, while Chelsea’s struggles in front of goal continued on Sunday as they drew 0-0 at Bournemouth.
United have now suffered three losses in their first five Premier League games, while Chelsea have registered just one win in their opening five fixtures and have recorded just five points in the Premier League under Mauricio Pochettino.
But while Guardiola has praised how Arsenal and Liverpool have started the new season, the City manager believes both United and Chelsea will hit form ‘sooner or later’.
Erik ten Hag is under pressure as Manchester United have suffered three defeats in five Premier League games (PA)
We will have downs in the season, so it will not be all the season,’ Guardiola said ahead of City’s first Champions League group-stage game against Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday evening.