Pep Guardiola is questioning himself amid Manchester City's dire run of form, though he disagreed with Ilkay Gundogan's criticism of their performance against Juventus. (More Football News)

City are at risk of missing out on a Champions League play-off place after slipping to a 2-0 defeat in Turin on Wednesday, a result that leaves them 22nd in the 36-team table.

City have now lost seven of their last 10 matches across all competitions (one win, two draws), as many defeats as they suffered in their previous 105.

Since the start of November, meanwhile, they have conceded more goals across all competitions than any other team from Europe's top five leagues (21 in nine matches).

Following a 4-1 loss to Sporting CP and a 3-3 draw with Feyenoord, Guardiola has failed to win three straight Champions League group-stage games for the first time in his managerial career, while 2014-15 was the last time City endured a longer such run (four without winning).

Guardiola admits he is second guessing his own methods, but he insists City played well enough to warrant a result in Italy, saying: "Of course I question myself but I'm stable in good moments and bad moments.

"I try to find a way to do it. I'm incredibly honest. If we play good, I say we played good and today I thought we played good."

After the match, midfielder Gundogan told TNT Sports that City were "careless" in duels and were conceding too many dangerous attacks.

But with City enjoying 68.9% of the possession against Juventus and more than doubling the Bianconeri's tallies for touches in the box (34 to 13) and final-third entries (59 to 24), Guardiola remains content with many aspects of their performance.

"I am not agreeing with Ilkay," Guardiola said. "Of course it is tough but, except one or two games in this period, we've played good.

"Our game will save us. We can do it. We conceded few chances compared to the Nottingham Forest game that we won. We're making the right tempo.

"We missed the last pass, did not arrive in the six-yard box or have the composure at the right moment.

"But I love my team. This is life, it happens. Sometimes you have a bad period, but I'm going to insist until we're there."

Paris Saint-Germain and Club Brugge will be City's final two opponents in the first phase of the Champions League, as they visit France on January 22 before hosting the Belgians one week later.