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26 Feb

Be honest with yourself – Guardiola warns De Bruyne over Man City future

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Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has told Kevin De Bruyne to be “honest with himself”, when he takes a decision on his future with the Premier League champions. De Bruyne will be out of contract at the end of this season. And City will afford the 33-year-old the opportunity to decide his next move after a decade at the club. De Bruyne was left on the bench for the 5-1 defeat at Arsenal and didn’t play a minute at Real Madrid last week. The Belgian’s performance as City lost against Liverpool on Sunday attracted criticism and suggestions that his body…

20 Feb

‘Nothing Is Eternal’ – Guardiola ‘Accepts Reality’ As Man City Exit

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said “nothing is eternal” after his side were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid. City have enjoyed great success under Guardiola, with their trophy haul under the former Barcelona boss including six Premier Leagues and the European Cup in 2023. However, they have endured the most testing campaign of his reign this term, having dropped out of the domestic title race amid an injury crisis and now out of Europe after Wednesday’s loss in Madrid. “Nothing is eternal,” Guardiola said. “We have been unbelievable and we have to try step by step to…

14 Jan

Maybe I Should Have Made Summer Signings – Guardiola

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he may have made a mistake by telling the club to scrap plans to buy players last summer. City are expected to dip into the transfer market this month in an effort to stop their season spiralling out of control. They have not made a significant signing in January since the arrival of Aymeric Laporte for £57m from Athletic Bilbao in 2018. Lens defender Abdukodir Khusanov is on the brink of completing a £33.6m move after City agreed a fee for the Uzbekistan international. Guardiola is also hoping to bring in Eintracht Frankfurt forward…

16 Dec

‘I Am Not Good Enough’ – Guardiola Faces Daunting And Major Rebuild

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Pep Guardiola says his sleep has suffered during Manchester City’s deepening crisis, so he will not be helped by a nightmarish conclusion to one of the most stunning defeats of his long reign. Guardiola looked agitated, animated and on edge even after City led the Manchester derby through Josko Gvardiol’s 36th-minute header, his reaction to the goal one of almost disdain that it came via a deflected cross as opposed to in his purist style. He sat alone with his eyes closed sipping from a water bottle before the resumption of the second half, then was denied even the respite…

04 Dec

Guardiola Rejects De Bruyne Rift Rumours

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has dismissed talk of a rift with star midfielder Kevin de Bruyne and says he is “desperate” to have the Belgian back to his best. De Bruyne has only started four Premier League games in another campaign blighted by injury. However, he has featured for just 72 minutes across five substitute appearances since returning from an eight-week absence with an abdominal issue last month. There was just 12 minutes left at Anfield on Sunday when Guardiola introduced De Bruyne into the 2-0 defeat by Liverpool. De Bruyne still had the visitors’ best chance, when he…

26 Nov

Guardiola Not For Changing Despite Man City Crisis

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says it is tough for his players to “defend a legacy” and questioned why he should change his tactics despite a run of five successive defeats. Not since his first season at City in 2016-17, when for a long time it looked possible they would fail to qualify for the Champions League, has Guardiola’s team been questioned in the way it is being now. Scrutiny is intense on City right now, from the age of Guardiola’s players and the injuries some of them have suffered, to their transfer business and the form of Erling Haaland.…

25 Nov

I Trust ‘Hurting’ Players More Than Ever – Guardiola

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his players are hurting over their unprecedented five-match losing streak but he trusts them to turn the situation around. The 4-0 home loss to Tottenham was a shattering blow just days after Guardiola signed a new two-year contract at the club. It was City’s heaviest home defeat since 2003 and the first time they have lost five games in a row since 2006, before Sheikh Mansour began his trophy-ladened time as owner. Guardiola has never previously lost five successive games in his entire managerial career. It also leaves City eight points behind Premier League…

25 Sep

Guardiola Will Not ‘Waste Energy’ On EFL Cup Despite Win

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he is not going to "waste energy" on the EFL Cup even though no manager has been more successful than him in the competition. City edged into the last 16 of this season’s edition thanks to first-half goals from Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes, his first for the club, in a 2-1 win against Championship side Watford. Only Doku and Kyle Walker kept their starting places for a game that began less than 50 hours after the enthralling 2-2 Premier League draw with Arsenal had ended. Though, while their side included 16-year-old debutant Kaden Braithwaite, established…

23 Sep

Guardiola Waiting On Extent Of Rodri’s Injury

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Pep Guardiola says he does not know the extent of Rodri’s injury after the midfielder went off in the 21st minute of Manchester City’s dramatic draw with Arsenal. The Spain international went down writhing in pain and clutching his knee one minute before Riccardo Calafiori’s stunning strike levelled the match. Guardiola had to call upon Mateo Kovacic from the bench after Rodri appeared to twist his knee in a tangle with Arsenal’s Thomas Partey at a corner. “I don’t know yet, I didn’t ask the doctors,” said Guardiola. “Rodri is strong. He leaves the pitch in this action because he felt…

24 Oct

‘He Is Not At His Best’ – Guardiola Criticises Star Man Despite Scoring Against Brighton

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What was said by Pep Guardiola and the Manchester City players after a comfortable 3-1 win against Brighton Guardiola criticises DeBruyne despite goalscoring displaying Manchester City secured a routine 3-1 win at home to Brighton thanks to a brace by Erling Haaland and a Kevin DeBrune thunderbolt. The Belgian international scored City’s third goal with an impressive long-range strike in the 75th minute to seal the three points. But it appears his manager was not as impressed as he made a statement critical of DeBruyne’s performance after the game. Guardiola’s words after the game "Amazing. The goal was amazing," Pep…