Paul Merson insists even Pep Guardiola would struggle to turn this Arsenal squad into Premier League title challengers. Speaking on The Football Show, Merson also touched upon Manchester United's improvement before the coronavirus crisis halted football, and three players he's most excited about watching when football returns. Will Arsenal be challenging for titles soon? Even if Pep Guardiol...Full Story »

Medhi Benatia has raised questions regarding the man-management style of his former Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola. The 33-year-old Moroccan centre-back enjoyed two seasons with Guardiola in Germany, lifting back-to-back Bundesliga crowns as well as the 2016 DFB-Pokal, before moving to Juventus. Benatia under Guardiola: Five key things to know… · Benatia joined Bayern Munich fr...Full Story »

Man Utd star Marcus Rashford doesn't want Man City to sack Pep Guardiola (Image: GETTY) Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has opened up on Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola. Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has praised Pep Guardiola and insisted the Manchester City boss doesn’t deserve the sack. Guardiola is poised to miss out on the Premier League title for the first time si...Full Story »

The Spaniard admits he's been lucky to work with the world's best coaches but two names stand out for him Cesc Fabregas has named Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho as the best two managers he has worked under during his illustrious career. The current Monaco midfielder has also previously played for Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea where he won trophies with all three. On international duty with...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has donated €1m (£920,000) towards the fight against coronavirus. The money will be used to buy health equipment for use in the battle against the killer virus. He made the donation to the Barcelona-based Angel Soler Daniel Foundation which is linked to the Official College of Doctors of Barcelona. The 100-year-old medical institution confirmed Pe...Full Story »

Man City news: Pep Guardiola stance on rivalling Man Utd for Aston Villa star Jack Grealish transfer (Image: GETTY Images) Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has previously dropped a transfer hint about Aston Villa star Jack Grealish, and the manager's stance on rivalling Manchester United for the summer signing of the midfielder has now been revealed. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is ...Full Story »

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has said Pep Guardiola did not deserve his respect after the pair clashed during the derby last Sunday. Fernandes, 25, has become an instant favourite among the Old Trafford support, and his cult hero status was cemented when he made a shushing gesture towards the Manchester City boss in the 2-0 derby victory. "I talked about this with some friend...Full Story »

The new Gunners boss is wary of simply replicating what his former mentor has done in Manchester Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has stressed he won't just "copy and paste" Pep Guardiola's approach to Manchester City. Having worked as an assistant to Guardiola at City, Arteta has quickly been compared to the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach as he looks to get the Gunners playing attrac...Full Story »

Bruno Fernandes provided the assist for Manchester United's opening goal as they beat Manchester City 2-0. Bruno Fernandes has already endeared himself to the Manchester United fans since his arrival in January with his scintillating performances but he may have upgraded to cult hero after one gesture to Pep Guardiola during the Manchester derby on Sunday. Fernandes produced another piece of ma...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is reportedly ready to spend £80m and bring Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar to the Etihad this summer. Real Madrid are also interested in the Slovakian international having failed to sign him for £55m last summer. City have struggled defensively this season, largely in part to injuries to key centre-back Aymeric Laporte. They failed to find a...Full Story »

The Spaniard has stressed he never saw his side dominating Manchester quite as they have in recent seasons The distance between Manchester City and Manchester United in league position and standing in world football has surprised even Pep Guardiola. City, champions of the Premier League for the past two seasons, visit cross-town rivals United on Sunday. Both sides are having relatively disa...Full Story »

Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne is dealing with a shoulder injury (Image: GETTY) Pep Guardiola has shared good news regarding Kevin De Bruyne's recovery ahead of the Manchester derby. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola announced that Kevin De Bruyne is getting better and will train with the rest of the team on Saturday. De Bruyne sustained a shoulder injury during City’s Carabao Cup...Full Story »

Man City news: Pep Guardiola casts verdict on Man Utd manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Image: GETTY Images) Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has revealed his verdict on Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, ahead of this weekend's Manchester derby in the Premier League, insisting that the Red Devils players obviously follow his every word. Manchester City head to Old Trafford this wee...Full Story »

Man City news: Pep Guardiola updates fans on Kevin de Bruyne injury ahead of Man Utd match (Image: GETTY Images) Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been handed a major injury worry for the Premier League clash against Manchester United, as well as the Champions League tie against Real Madrid, as Kevin de Bruyne misses FA Cup tie with shoulder injury. Manchester City could be without Kevin ...Full Story »

Sergio Aguero kept Manchester City on course to retain the FA Cup with the only goal in a disappointing fifth-round tie at Sheffield Wednesday.Aguero’s 23rd goal of the season in all competitions early in the second half ensured a routine win for the holders, three days after sealing back-to-back Carabao Cup triumphs at Wembley.The Argentinian registered his 254th goal in all competitions ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City's serial winners locked sights on their next piece of silverware the moment they stepped out of the showers at Wembley. Victory in the Carabao Cup gave them a second piece of silverware following on from the Community Shield and a third straight league cup trophy. But the City boss maintained that his experience has taught him the best in the business rarel...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola hailed his Manchester City players as “something special” after winning the Carabao Cup for a third year in succession.City held on to beat Aston Villa 2-1 at Wembley after first-half goals from Sergio Aguero and Rodri.Under Guardiola, City have won eight of the last 11 competitions they have competed in, including two Community Shields.The City boss said: “That&r...Full Story »

Birmingham boss Pep Clotet insisted his side should have been awarded a penalty in the final minutes of their 2-2 draw at QPR.Scott Hogan scored twice for the Blues and his 80th-minute equaliser extended their unbeaten run to 13 matches.But Clotet felt there should have been a spot-kick and a chance for Hogan to complete his hat-trick following a stoppage-time challenge on the striker by Yoann B...Full Story »

A rogue IT worker claimed they got players’ personal details and records of confidential transfer talks from the Manchester City boss’s club email account. A man has claimed he he extracted confidential discussions about transfer targets from the Manchester City manager’s club account Credit: PA:Empics Sport The brazen IT worker bragged how he downloaded Pep Guardiola’s...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has surpassed Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti for the most wins by a manager in the Champions League knockout stage. Guardiola's side came from behind to stun Real Madrid 2-1  in the first leg of their last-16 tie at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. A two-time Champions League winner while at the helm of Barcelona, Guardiola made hi...Full Story »