Pep Guardiola has admitted Manchester City will need to make a decision on his future if he fails to turn around his worst run of results at the club.

The City manager, 53, is ready for questions about being sacked but believes his record of success – with six Premier League titles and a Champions League triumph – gives him time after six matches without a victory.

Guardiola, who stated when signing his new two-year contract that staying in his post is dependent on results, has spoken regularly with City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak. On his part, Guardiola says he has the hunger and desire to stay and “rebuild” the team.

“We have talked in nine years here, not every day but after the games all the time and before sometimes,” said Guardiola. “He gave me his opinion, I gave my opinion, Txiki [Begiristain, director of football] gave his opinion, the players give their opinion and afterwards we try to figure [it] out and we try to move forward.

“He knows that we are going to find a solution and for circumstances if that doesn’t happen, the club will have to take the solution and the decision they have to take.

“At this football club you have to win and if you don’t win, you will be in trouble. I know the people say ‘why is Pep not in trouble, why is Pep not sacked?’ What we have done the last eight years is why I have this margin.”

Liverpool will assume an 11-point advantage over City should they defeat Guardiola’s team on Sunday at Anfield, which would add to the miserable run of results over the last month for the champions.

Guardiola has pointed to the success during the last nine years in English football to why he has time – a “margin” he describes it – compared to other managers at other clubs where there is a quick turnover of the person in charge of the team.

“The people rely on me, the hierarchy, the people,” he said. “It is not normal in the big clubs to do the results we have but we have to accept it. What’s for sure [is] I want to stay. I want to do it. But the moment I feel I am not positive for the club, another one will come. It has to be.”

Guardiola has consistently said he is happy with his squad of players but needs to find solutions to problems such as having Ballon d’Or winner Rodri out injured.

“I want the opportunity. I want the opportunity to try. I don’t want to run. I want to be there and rebuild the team in many aspects from now on until the end of the season and next season,” he said.

“I want to continue up there. I asked for that challenge and I asked for this opportunity to do it because I feel it. I know what we want to do, I know what we need and what we have to do, knowing in that moment that we don’t have that consistency that we had, obviously, we don’t have it right now.

“But which team around the world in 10 years is consistent? Tell me one. It doesn’t exist. In NBA, not even in tennis, not even in any sports. Not in golf. In a decade of time, we have been here in a decade. We don’t find it. Be as consistent as we have done, you don’t find it. I’m sorry, we don’t find it.”