PEP GUARDIOLA defended Benjamin Mendy over his coronavirus breach and insisted 'many people have maybe done the same'. The Manchester City left-back, 26, hosted a New Year's Eve party at his house despite the Covid outbreak within the club camp. Benjamin Mendy received the full backing of his manager Pep Guardiola despite breaching Covid rules for a New Year's Eve party Mendy's bash — t...Full Story »

PEP GUARDIOLA'S jumper was revealed to be promoting humanitarian charity Open Arms - the organisation the generous Manchester City boss donated £130,000 to in 2018. The former Barcelona manager donned the hoodie for his interview after his side's 2-0 win over Newcastle on Boxing Day. Pep Guardiola's hooded jumper clearly showed off the Open Arms charity Guardiola has worn the top for a n...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola hailed Manchester City’s best performance of the season as they eased to a 2-0 victory over Newcastle on a wet and windy Boxing Day night.Ilkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres struck in each half at the Etihad Stadium as City climbed up to fifth in the Premier League with a convincing display.“It was the best performance of the season,” City manager Guardiola said. &ld...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola insists Arsenal would be making a “big mistake” if they decide to sack Mikel Arteta following yet another defeat.The Gunners were outclassed by Guardiola’s Manchester City, who reached the Carabao Cup semi-finals with a comfortable 4-1 win at the Emirates Stadium.Arteta has not seen his side win a domestic game since November 1 but he opted to make eight changes t...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola hailed Manchester City’s narrow 1-0 win at Southampton as an “incredibly important victory” as they returned to winning ways at St Mary’s.Raheem Sterling turned home a Kevin De Bruyne cross to give City an early lead and they were able to hold on to secure all three points after back-to-back Premier League draws.Guardiola’s men looked resolute at the b...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola remains convinced that Gabriel Jesus has the quality to be a long-term successor to Sergio Aguero for Manchester City. Jesus scored in each of his first three appearances of the season - coming either side of a spell out with injury - but has gone six games without a goal and has not even registered a shot on target in the Premier League since his strike against Liverpool on Nov...Full Story »

The Gunners have endured a dreadful start to their campaign this term, with a recent loss to Burnley piling pressure on their boss Pep Guardiola believes Mikel Arteta is the right man to lead Arsenal despite their awful start to the 2020-21 Premier League season. Arsenal lost 1-0 to Burnley at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, their fourth straight home league defeat, which represents their wo...Full Story »

Manchester United and Manchester City fans are scratching their heads after Pep Guardiola and Michael Carrick shared a long chat at full-time Football fans are scratching their heads after Michael Carrick and Pep Guardiola shared a long hug and an intense chat after a drab Manchester derby. Manchester United and Manchester City shared a goalless and lifeless 0-0 draw at Old Trafford in a game ...Full Story »

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has ruled out starting Sergio Aguero in Saturday's derby despite his goalscoring return from injury in the Champions League. Aguero, who hadn't featured in the last games, came off the bench to score City's second goal as they beat Marseille 3-0 at the Etihad on Wednesday. The 32-year-old Argentine striker was making just his fifth appearance this season...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola feels his Manchester City side are heading in the right direction following the 2-0 victory over Fulham.City secured back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season as early goals from Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne set up a routine triumph at the Etihad Stadium.After a stuttering start to the campaign that saw them 14th in the table just over a week ago, City ...Full Story »

The Manchester City boss has one of the greatest CVs in world football from his time at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and the Etihad. Pep Guardiola at the start of his career at Barcelona and now at Manchester City Credit: Getty He has eight domestic titles, two Champions League crowns and a host of other cups from his 13 years as a manager. But Pep — who turns 50 next month — is not t...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola expressed satisfaction with the performance and outcome as Manchester City secured top spot in their Champions League group with a goalless draw at Porto.City were not at their exhilarating best on Tuesday but, with qualification for the last 16 achieved with two games to spare, they were under little pressure at the Estadio do Dragao.Porto, needing just a point themselves to join ...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is adamant Porto rival Sergio Conceicao was wrong claiming they pressured the match officials earlier this season. Ahead of this week's Champions League return game, Guardiola was asked about Conceicao's criticism of his antics on the touchline during Porto's earlier defeat. "I'm not in agreement. He can say his opinion but I'm not agreeing that we pressure...Full Story »

Martinez’s Inter stint Lautaro Martinez has been plying his trade in Italy for around two and a half years now This comes after Inter Milan snapped the budding young talent up from Argentinian outfit Racing Club for a fee believed to be around £22.5m. And, despite having had zero experience in Europe before making the move to Inter, Martinez has since taken to the Italian top-fli...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola admitted some of the joy was missing after Manchester City thrashed Burnley 5-0 at an empty Etihad Stadium.Riyad Mahrez scored a hat-trick as City took advantage of a visit from one their favourite whipping boys to rediscover their goalscoring touch in the Premier League.It was City’s fourth successive 5-0 victory over the Clarets at home..@Mahrez22 has scored 7️⃣...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola claimed his Manchester City team were “alive” after they secured their place in the Champions League last 16 with a 1-0 victory over Olympiacos.City have made a mixed start to their campaign in the Premier League but their European form has been impressive with four successive victories and progress assured with two Group C games to spare.City mustered just one goal thr...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is targeting a move for Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish, with the Independent reporting that Guardiola discussed the player's qualities with Kevin de Bruyne. It comes after Daily Star Sport exclusively revealed earlier this month that Grealish was City's top transfer target next summer, with the club also weighing up whether to use their buy-back clause on h...Full Story »

The Spurs boss hinted at foul play involving Manchester City's star winger Pep Guardiola has hit back at Jose Mourinho, who suggested that Manchester City put pressure on England boss Gareth Southgate to release Raheem Sterling early ahead of Saturday's game. At the end of a week in which Guardiola signed a new two-year Man City contract and Mourinho celebrated a year in charge of Tottenham,...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has discussed Lionel Messi's future. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has insisted for a second time that he wants to see Lionel Messi retire at Barcelona, despite speculation linking the six-time Ballon d’Or winner with a move to the Etihad in the January transfer window. City are believed to be preparing to make a move to sign Messi during the winte...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has agreed a new contract to remain as Manchester City manager for a further two seasons, the Premier League club have announced. Guardiola was into the final months of his existing deal, but the 49-year-old has now committed his future to City until 2023. Currently midway through his fifth campaign in Manchester, the new contract extends what is already Guardiola's longest sta...Full Story »