Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has welcomed their winter break. City have just two Premier League fixtures – and three games in total – for January. The Sky Blues also have a Third Round FA Cup tie with Huddersfield Town, but Guardiola is happy with the sparse schedule. “It is nice,” said City manager Guardiola. … Read more
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has backed his players in a row with the referee. Guardiola was speaking about his team’s reaction after a 3-3 draw with Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday. City could have scored through Jack Grealish on a fast break, but the ball was brought back for a City free … Read more
A bullish Pep Guardiola says he believes Manchester City will win a record fourth consecutive Premier League title despite a three-match winless run. The defending champions have drawn their past three league games, against Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham, and are three points behind leaders Arsenal ahead of Wednesday’s match at Aston Villa. City have been … Read more
Guardiola singles out two Man City players after 1-1 draw with Live Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has hailed Manuel Akanji and Rodri following their 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Saturday. Erling Haaland’s 27th-minute strike gave the Premier League champions the lead. And although City looked set to record a 24th win from 24 home … Read more
Guardiola sweating, as Barcelona make ‘extraordinary’ Man City star their ‘number one transfer target’ Manchester City star Bernardo Silva has been identified as Barcelona’s ‘number one’ transfer target for 2o24, it has been claimed. The Portugal international is keen on making the switch to the Camp Nou, but Pep Guardiola did convince him to sign … Read more
Pep Guardiola admitted he was angry with Rodri after the midfielder was sent off against Nottingham Forest and faces a suspension. WHAT HAPPENED? Rodri was shown a straight red card for grabbing Morgan Gibbs-White by the neck at the start of the second half in the 2-0 win over Forest. Although City survived playing 45 … Read more
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola praised his players’ character after victory over Nottingham Forest. Two goals up at halftime, City played almost the entire second-half with ten men after Rodri’s red card. Guardiola said: “Playing 10 against 11 for 44 minutes plus seven injury times minutes… it’s a lot of minutes (with 10 men) and … Read more
Manchester City’s bid to retain their Champions League title will be less difficult than their long endeavour to win Europe’s top club competition, manager Pep Guardiola said on Monday. City lifted their first Champions League crown with a 1-0 win over Inter Milan in Istanbul in June, bringing an end to years of disappointment and … Read more
Southgate argued he should not be expected to play Foden in midfield Foden has made it clear he wants to play centrally Guardiola has backed Southgate’s stance Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted he agrees with Gareth Southgate’s hesitancy over playing Phil Foden in a central midfield role. Despite Foden’s public preference to play … Read more
Manchester City fought back from a 1-0 half-time deficit to level within seconds of the restart, with Doku cutting inside Vladimir Coufal before sliding the ball past Alphonse Areola. David Silva and Erling Haaland then netted in the final 15 minutes to ensure City maintained their perfect start to the new campaign. And after the … Read more