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We lost two incredible players for us; Ilkay and Riyad in the last seasons were massively important, incredible goals and assists and personalities in the biggest stages and big important games. To lose Kyle and Bernardo would be so difficult.” The Chilean shot-stopper was brought in due to his apparent excellent distribution but he turned out to be a poor signing, often costing City games on his own due to his concentration lapses. Guardiola was a defensive midfielder who usually played in a deep-lying playmaker's role. He spent the majority of his career with Barcelona, forming a part of Johan Cruyff's Dream Team that won the club's first European Cup in 1992, and four successive Spanish league titles from 1991 to 1994. He captained the team from 1997 until his departure from Barcelona in 2001. Guardiola then had stints with Brescia and Roma in Italy, Al-Ahli in Qatar and Dorados de Sinaloa in Mexico. He was capped 47 times for the Spanish national team and appeared at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, as well as at UEFA Euro 2000. He also played friendly matches for Catalonia. He has already contributed so much to the success and fabric of this organisation, and it's exciting to think what might be possible given the energy, hunger and ambition that he clearly still has," said Al Mubarak. But Liverpool restored parity 10 minutes from time thanks to Trent Alexander-Arnold’s strike. Collecting a pass from Salah, the England international drilled the ball low and powerfully into the bottom left corner of the net.
City’s move for Akanji was a major factor in getting Guardiola to sign his new contract (Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images)
Pep Guardiola could MISS the start of Manchester City's pre-season after travell (08/2020): A photograph of the City boss in Catalonia emerged on social media overnight which, according to UK government guidelines, means Guardiola will have to self-isolate for 14 days. Man City XI vs Southampton: Predicted line-up, team news and injury list for Pre (10/2019): Pep Guardiola will likely ring the changes as his Manchester City team face Southampton for the second time in five days. Bravo even went on a stretch in January 2017 where he failed to make a single save across four games, conceding seven goals in the process. Darwin Nunez simply couldn’t help himself. But Pep Guardiola can’t complain too much about being on the receiving end this time. I’m incredibly pleased about the performance we played because we know exactly, in seven or eight years here, how tough they are. How good a team they are…
A four-time Eredivisie title winner with PSV, it was thought the time was right for Afellay join Guardiola’s all-conquering Barcelona in 2010, following in the footsteps of the club’s many legendary Dutchmen. Pere Guardiola, the manager’s brother, has taken a 44.3% share in Girona. Photograph: Miguel Angel Molina/Marca/Offside After eight years winning what we won, performing against Liverpool in that way. They are happy, we are a little less happy, it's football and nothing else. I'm really really pleased. I'm so proud of my team.” He gives his opinion, I give my opinion and after everyone works in the way he believes he should for the benefit of the club and the whole organisation, from the top until the bottom.
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REACTION: Darwin Nunez couldn't help himself but Pep Guardiola shouldn't forget what he did in April Haaland ranked so high on City’s priority list that they did not hesitate over making the Norwegian wonderkid the highest earner in the club this summer, slightly above Kevin De Bruyne’s wages. And the way Haaland has hit the ground running, and adapted to City’s style, is regarded by those within the club as a decisive factor in Guardiola’s decision to extend his contract.
The wider talk now, which admittedly should be caveated by the fact that December 1 is still a few days away, will be whether or not City now have a genuine and credible threat to their Premier League title this time out? City’s record goalscorer Sergio Aguero had left in the summer 2021 shortly before turning 33 and even if Guardiola’s team was thriving with a striker-less system, sources close to the manager, who wish to remain anonymous to protect their positions, admitted that “as an institution — and for the long-term project — this club needed a striker”.Bernardo Silva tweet: Pep Guardiola defends 'open-minded' Man City sta (09/2019): Pep Guardiola has leapt to the defence of Bernardo Silva over the controversial tweet posted by the Manchester City player. Pep Guardiola expects 'lots of clubs' to be challenging for the Premier League t (07/2022): Man City boss Pep Guardiola is expecting 'lots of clubs' to be involved in the Premier League title chase this season. City start the 22/23 campaign be facing Liverpool in the FA Community Shield
Gundogan has had a hugely successful stint at City, performing in several different midfield roles for the Blues. To make matters worse, the player they’d shipped out to sign Ibrahimovic with a significant financial hit, Samuel Eto’o, got one over his old club and claimed a second straight treble at Inter. Ouch. 9. Jose Manuel Pinto Our coverage of Manchester City is bigger and better than ever before - here's everything you need to know to make sure you never miss a momentGuardiola, who has signed Mateo Kovacic but lost Ilkay Gündogan and Riyad Mahrez, said he wanted to keep Kyle Walker and Bernardo Silva. Bayern Munich are keen to sign Walker, and Silva is attracting interest from Barcelona and Saudi Arabia. We have a lot of space in behind, and they have incredible runs with [Luis] Diaz, with Darwin Nunez, with [Mohamed] Salah, of course, and now with [Dominik] Szoboszlai and [Ryan] Gravenberch." Ederson proved to be a resounding success, revolutionising the role of the 'keeper due to his incredible distribution which has earned him four assists during his time in Manchester.
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