Pep Guardiola
Man City respond to Guardiola exit reports
Pep Guardiola remains fully committed to his deal at Manchester City, claims Alberto Galassi, with “nonsensical” reports of an imminent transfer to Juventus being rubbished. A matter of days after seeing City secure an historic domestic treble in England, the former Barcelona coach is being linked with a move to Italy. Some reports have gone as far as claiming that […]
Klopp sends clear warning to Guardiola after City title win
Jurgen Klopp has warned Guardiola that Liverpool are still on the ‘first step’ of their journey and will ‘be there again’ next campaign to challenge for the Premier League title. Liverpool’s spirited fight for their first trophy in 29 years ended in failure despite a 2-0 victory over Wolves on the last day as City […]
City boss Guardiola bans staff from speaking about Liverpool
Pep Guardiola has banned his Manchester City staff from checking out on title rivals Liverpool on the final day of the campaign. If Manchester City beat Brighton they will retain their crown, no matter what the Klopp side do against Wolves at home. And a source told The Sun on Sunday: “Pep has been very clear. […]
Guardiola hits back at Solskjaer over claims City will make intentional fouls
Pep Guardiola has strongly denied a claim from United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that his Manchester City side are deliberately set out to commit fouls. Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho had previously complained about what he branded “tactical fouls” from Guardiola’s City. And Mourinho’s successor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer followed suit in his pre-match news […]
‘I made Barcelona win, not Messi’, Samuel Eto’o slams Guardiola’s treatment of him
Former Barcelona forward Samuel Eto’o has accused Pep Guardiola of not understanding the squad despite leading them to their first treble in the 2008-09 campaign. Eto’o had a fall-out with the head coach and found regular playing time limited with Guardiola deciding to field a young Lionel Messi in what turned out to be his […]
Klopp fires warning to Guardiola – “Nobody gets rid of us”
Jurgen Klopp fired warning to Manchester City “nobody gets rid of us” after Liverpool beat Burnley 4-2 to maintain their Premier League title challenge. Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane both scored twice to secure the win at Anfield. The victory sees Liverpool close the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to one point with […]
Pep Guardiola ‘reaches verbal agreement’ to join Juventus
It seems the title race is the furthest thing from Pep Guardiola’s mind right now after a report from Italy revealed the Manchester City boss has agreed to replace Massimiliano Allegri as Juventus head coach. Italian journalist Luigi Guelpa claims the Spaniard made a ‘verbal agreement’ to Juve on a four-year deal — throwing his […]
Sir Alex Ferguson reveals secret Pep Guardiola meeting over Man Utd job
Sir Alex Ferguson revealed he met with current Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola in September 2012 to offer him the opportunity to take over at United, a throwback documentary reveals. The 77-year-old was in charge at United for 26 years, winning 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups and two Champions Leagues. […]
Pep Guardiola: ‘We cannot compete’ with Liverpool
Liverpool are outpacing Manchester City at present, says Pep Guardiola as he concedes Liverpool’s form at present makes them untouchable in the Premier League title. The Reds are now nine points clear at the top of the table – and 10 ahead of City ahead of their Sunday game at Southampton – after thrashing Arsenal […]
Sergio Aguero not guaranteed a starting spot, warns Guardiola
Sergio Aguero will still not be guaranteed a starting role despite extending his Manchester City deal, according to Pep Guardiola. City announced on Friday that the club’s all-time leading goalscorer Aguero agreed to sign another contract that will add a year to his deal, tying him to the club until June 2021. The 30-year-old established […]