Pep Guardiola joked that he will end managerial career if Manchester City repeat their treble feat in 2023-24. WHAT HAPPENED?The Spanish manager guided City to their maiden Champions League title last season and also bagged the Premier League and the FA Cup. However, Guardiola is well versed in the challenges of replicating such success in the 2023/24 season and emphasized the difficulty of a...Full Story »

Manchester City may have a ready-made replacement for Pep Guardiola already lined up in Girona boss Michel Sanchez. Girona who are owned by the City Football Group have been the surprise team in the La Liga this season as they currently sit on top of the league, two points above Real Madrid and 4 points above Barcelona. They have won 11 games in the league, drawing one and losing one, and ha...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City's 4-4 draw at Chelsea was proof that his team have not gone "soft" after winning the Treble last season, despite conceding three lead on three occasions at Stamford Bridge. A 95th minute penalty scored by Cole Palmer, who joined Chelsea in a £40m transfer from City in September, sealed a point for Mauricio Pochettino's side to extend their revival under...Full Story »

Manchester City will have to change the way they play in upcoming games, with several first team stars missing for Pep Guardiola. With Kevin De Bruyne already missing, Manchester City will be forced into a tactical shift against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. For Guardiola, this is less than ideal. Despite qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League with a win against Y...Full Story »

Man City boss Pep Guardiola will likely rest Erling Haaland for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Young Boys after the Norwegian superstar went off injured at the weekend. That is according to the Daily Mail, who reports that Guardiola will give Haaland every opportunity to prove his fitness ahead of the game at the Etihad on Tuesday night as the striker recovers from a twisted ankle. H...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola hailed Jeremy Doku as a great player after the Belgium forward’s superb performance in Manchester City’s 6-1 thrashing of Bournemouth on Saturday.Doku opened the scoring and then had a hand in the next four goals as the champions overwhelmed the Cherries in a one-sided Premier League encounter at the Etihad Stadium.It continued the superb impression the 21-year-old wing...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola paid tribute to Bernardo Silva after victory at Manchester United. Guardiola admits they could've lost the midfielder last summer. He said: "I could stay here and talk for 10 minutes on what Bernardo Silva means for me and our team. He is a player that is beyond good in all departments - solidarity, intelligence, he understands everything. "We are in love ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola claimed there is no pressure on Erling Haaland to score more goals after the Norwegian’s double sank Young Boys on Wednesday.Haaland struck twice in the second half as the holders claimed a hard-fought 3-1 win over the Swiss side in their Champions League Group G encounter on the artificial surface at Bern’s Wankdorf Stadium.The game had been in the balance after Mescha...Full Story »

Manchester City will allow Kalvin Phillips to leave the club in the January transfer window. Despite Pep Guardiola's vague response on Friday to questions about unsettled Phillips, the Premier League champions are ready to listen to offers for the England international. Newcastle, West Ham and German giants Bayern Munich are all interested in the central midfielder as he continues to kick his...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola paid tribute to Brighton after his Manchester City side held on for a slender 2-1 win over the Seagulls in the Premier League on Saturday.The champions looked be cruising to victory as Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland struck inside the opening 19 minutes at the Etihad Stadium but the visitors responded after the break.Substitute Ansu Fati set up a nervy finish when he pulled a goa...Full Story »

The 19-year-old has impressed for the Serie A side. Atalanta star Giorgio Scalvini is attracting plenty of interest Scalvini, 19, was identified as an alternative to Josko Gvardiol in the summer. And according to Calciomercato, City remain interested in his services. They add that he would be expected to cost around £44million to prise away from Atalanta. Scalvini has started nine of h...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has denied tipping Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi to be his successor at Manchester City. A recent report claimed Guardiola told a group of Brighton players his De Zerbi prediction after City drew at the Amex Stadium in May. Guardiola, whose City contract runs until 2025, reportedly said "that's the next Manchester City manager" about De Zerbi, whose impressive work with the Se...Full Story »

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is said to have made a strong transfer demand, despite the summer window only recently shutting. Manchester City are reportedly plotting a move for midfielder Toni Kroos at the end of the season when he becomes a free agent. The veteran star signed a one-year contract extension with Real Madrid this summer, but the Santiago Bernabeu outfit are yet to decide...Full Story »

Could Pep Guardiola swap Manchester City for Juventus? Well, there is one thing that might just lure him to Italy. Guardiola was linked with Juve back in 2019, only to stay put at Manchester City as the Serie A giants appointed Maurizio Sarri. Last year, he signed a contract extension with the Premier League champions until 2025, but who knows where his future beyond that will lie... Having...Full Story »

Manchester City are in new contract talks with Pep Guardiola. The Catalan has a deal with City to 2025 and negotiations are underway about an extension, says TMW. Talks are at an advanced stage over a new 12-month arrangement. Guardiola will soon put pen to paper on a new contract to 2026 on improved terms. City have been keen to secure Guardiola's future as they build a new team under the...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola hailed Rico Lewis as one of the best players he has ever coached after his starring role in Manchester City’s hard-fought win at RB Leipzig.The 18-year-old produced a commanding display as the holders maintained the winning start to their Champions League defence with a 3-1 success at the Red Bull Arena on Wednesday.Lewis, who made his first-team breakthrough as a right-back ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City failed to properly execute their “process” and was keen to praise Wolves after his side’s 100 per cent start to their Premier League title defence ended with a 2-1 loss at Molineux.City went into the contest looking to make it seven league victories at the start of a campaign for the first time.But the treble-winners were condemned to defeat b...Full Story »

The eldest of Pep Guardiola's three children was called a "Stunningggg queen" as the model knelt down for selfies in a short skirt, trench coat and pointed shoes. Maria Guardiola prepared for the colder weather with this classic look Credit: instagram @maria.guardiola Unlike her dad's sophisticated tactics as Manchester City manager, Maria kept it simple - dressing all in black. And her horde...Full Story »

Eddie Howe was delighted to finally get the better of Pep Guardiola as he steered Newcastle past Manchester City into the Carabao Cup fourth round.Last season’s beaten finalists triumphed 1-0 at St James’ Park, and then saw themselves drawn against City’s derby rivals Manchester United – their conquerors at Wembley in February – at Old Trafford.For Magpies head coac...Full Story »

PEP GUARDIOLA'S daughter Maria has bru-netted another winner - by going back from blonde to brown. Fans loved the model's "fantastic" new look as much as she did. Maria, 22, revealed she went "back to my roots 🤎🍂☕️" for selfies shared with her 735,000 Instagram followers. The Spaniard has been romantically linked with ex-England footballer Dele Alli in the past. But the fashion graduate ...Full Story »