Pep Guardiola says he would have been sacked by Barcelona or Bayern Munich if his first season at either of those clubs had been as disappointing as his debut campaign with Manchester City.

But Guardiola also conceded that his struggles had left him with no margin for error at City next season and that he will be ousted if he blows a “second chance” to deliver success at the Etihad Stadium.

“At that club [Barcelona], if in six months you don’t win, you are really out,” Guardiola said. “At Barcelona or Bayern Munich, there you have to win by far. If not, they don’t give you a second chance.

“Here [at City] they gave me a second chance and we will try to do it. In my situation at a big club – I’m sacked. I’m out. [For] sure. Definitely.

“At the clubs I worked at before I am not here, but here we have a second chance and we will try to do it better than this season.”

City will guarantee qualification for next season’s Champions League if they beat West Bromwich Albion at the Etihad on Tuesday and Arsenal drop points at home to relegated Sunderland, although the likelihood is the scramble for the top four will go down to the final day, when Guardiola’s side are at Watford.