Pep Guardiola's press conference ahead of the English Premier League fixture at Stoke City on Saturday (20th August) was dominated by one subject. The future of Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart. A first choice for England - but now second in the pecking order for City behind Willy Caballero.

SOUNDBITE (English): Pep Guardiola, Manchester City manager:

"I have some information on that (the situation with Joe Hart). I spoke with Joe from the first moment we met in China. I try to be clear with my players and I was also clear with him. So I have a lot of respect about him, like a person, of course like a goalkeeper. I know his value and I know his talent. I was clear with what I was looking for. I am here at Manchester City because they contacted me to play the way I like, the way I grew up from 13 years old, 14 years old and I am here to try to convince the players. Until 31 of this month everything is open and the people is coming and the people is leaving. And in September I will know exactly which people are going to live together, fight together, to enjoy together, to discuss together all the situations that are going to happen during the season. And maybe Joe will stay here and will be a player who is going to fight with the other goalkeepers to convince me to play him. It's simple like that. He knows from the beginning what I feel and what is the situation. And after that I know he may be staying, he may be leaving, the same case for other players. And that is what it is. I spoke the same in my first press conference, the second one, now the third one. Nothing has changed."

SOUNDBITE (English): Pep Guardiola, Manchester City manager:

(Q: Would you be open to letting Hart leave on loan?)

"Of course. I want happiness for the players. I don't want players who don't want to stay. All the players here have a contract. If they decide they want to stay, they are going to stay."

SOUNDBITE (English): Pep Guardiola, Manchester City manager

(What would it take for Hart to be number one, compared to where he is now?):

"I said to him on the first morning that if he stays, he is going to improve and he is going to understand what we want from our goalkeeper. I met a lot of players in the beginning who had problems - I'm not talking about goalkeepers - and after two months, three months or even one year became one of the best players in that position. That can happen. But when Willy (Caballero) played these two games right now in that situation is better. Today. But that doesn't mean it is going to happen in the future. They have to decide if they want to stay or leave. And if he stays here I want to help him. And after every week I am going to decide."

SOUNDBITE (English): Pep Guardiola, Manchester City manager:

"I know the quality for Joe. I have a lot of respect (for him). It is not an easy decision for me to say "Now you play Willy" but it was clear because of what we are looking for to help us. We are not an academy with time. Here you have time, but not too much."