Pep Guardiola hailed Erling Haaland’s mental strength after the prolific Norwegian struck twice in Manchester City’s 2-1 defeat of Brentford.Haaland had been a doubt for Saturday’s Premier League encounter at the Etihad Stadium following the death of a close family friend.City manager Pep Guardiola had allowed the player compassionate leave but he opted to stay and play.Guardio...Full Story »

Guardiola largely kept his powder dry in the summer, despite Julian Alvarez' joining Atletico Madrid in an £81.5m deal. Pep Guardiola is set to be handed a £100million transfer war chest by Manchester CityGermany playmaker Florian Wirtz is top of the champions' January wishlistCity are also keen on a move for Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala Spaniard Pep ran the rule over a handful of o...Full Story »

Manchester City will hope to recover from the possible loss of Pep Guardiola next year by splashing out around £300 million ($394m) on new players. WHAT HAPPENED?There is a growing belief that Guardiola will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the current season. While the Premier League champions are still eager to commit him to a new contract and have reportedly aske...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola claimed not even a defender with a gun could halt “unstoppable” Erling Haaland after his latest Manchester City hat-trick shot down West Ham 3-1.The 24-year-old scored the 24th treble of his career as City made it three wins from three Premier League matches.“We are happy for another hat-trick and the quality of the finishing but he was so involved with the game t...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola backed Erling Haaland to reach goal figures like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after the Manchester City striker added to his “ridiculous” record with a hat-trick against Ipswich.The 24-year-old scored his 10th treble in sky blue as the reigning Premier League champions bounced back from Sammie Szmodics’ shock opener for Kieran McKenna’s promoted side.H...Full Story »

Barcelona have reportedly made a decision on Ilkay Gundogan's future which paves the way for a sensational Manchester City return. Gundogan eyeing a Man City return Barcelona ready to offload the midfielder Pep Guardiola is willing to welcome him back WHAT HAPPENED?According to Fabrizio Romano, Barcelona have decided to let Gundogan leave on a free transfer, a move that could see the Ger...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola said it is a “privilege” to manage Manchester City after Erling Haaland scored his 91st goal for the Premier League champions to kick off their pursuit of a fifth consecutive title with a 2-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.The visitors dispatched their hosts with relative comfort as new Blues head coach Enzo Maresca saw his team struggle to create chances in his fi...Full Story »

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola is aware that Julian Alvarez is considering his future at the club after the Argentina striker declared he wants to play more "important games." Alvarez, 24, featured in 54 games across all competitions for City last season but the World Cup winner recently indicated he was not given enough playing time in the big occasions. A target of Atletico Madrid, Al...Full Story »

EXCLUSIVE Barcelona are keen on bringing Portuguese defender Joao Cancelo back for a second successive season on-loan from Manchester City this summer Joao Cancelo spent last season on loan with Barcelona (Image: Getty Images) Barcelona have launched a new offer to land Manchester City outcast Joao Cancelo. This time the bid combines the Spanish club taking the Portugal ace on loan for a seco...Full Story »

Former Manchester City defender Danny Mills says Mikel Arteta is the perfect man to replace Pep Guardiola. WHAT HAPPENED?Mills has praised the work Arteta has done in North London, despite the Spaniard falling short of the Premier League title again last season. Guardiola has hinted in recent months that next campaign may be his last in charge of the Premier League champions and the former fu...Full Story »

Jack Grealish is set to stay at Manchester City this summer, despite rumours he may leave according to reports. Having played a key role for Pep Guardiola in the treble winning season of 2022/2023, Grealish struggled to recreate that form this campaign and only managed three goals and three assists in all competitions. Grealish had his season interrupted by injuries, and found himself behind...Full Story »

Manchester City have identified Joshua Kimmich as their midfield target for the summer transfer window. The Premier League champions are expected to battle La Liga giants Barcelona for the services of the German international. According to HITC, Pep Guardiola wants to reunite with his former midfielder from his days at Bayern Munich and they are keeping an eye on the situation of the player ...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insists he's not seeking to sell Jack Grealish. However, he admits Jeremy Doku is now ahead of the England midfielder. "He will be back," said the City manager. "He's struggled this season and Jeremy has made an incredible step forward as everyone has seen in the last games. But Jack will be back at the level of last season, I'm pretty sure." Guardiola ad...Full Story »

Robbie Fowler has said that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is to blame for the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino. The former Spurs manager was appointed the Chelsea boss after Todd Boehly sacked three managers in a season. Pochettino took over the youngest team in the Premier League and despite an otherwise disappointing season, he did make quite some progress towards the end of the cam...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola is expected to leave Manchester City when his current contract expires at the end of next season, it has been claimed. Guardiola has just led City to a fourth Premier League title in a row in his eight seasons at the Eithad, narrowly missing out on two more trophies as the Sky Blues lost in the Champions League semi-finals to Real Madrid and in Saturday's FA Cup final to Manches...Full Story »

Perhaps the only thing that brings Pep Guardiola more joy than the beautiful game is his loving family – demonstrated when his eldest daughter paid tribute to him after his historic Premier League title win Pep Guadiola embracing his eldest daughter after winning a sixth Premier League title (Image: maria.guardiola/Instagram) Pep Guardiola has won an unprecedented fourth Premier League t...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola admitted it felt "insane" to lead Manchester City to a historic four titles in a row. City beat West Ham 3-1 at the Etihad to become the first team in 136 years of English football to achieve the feat. Guardiola, who celebrated with his stars on the pitch after lifting the trophy, has now won the Premier League six times in the last seven seasons. The Spaniard never dreamt of s...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola cast doubt over his long-term Manchester City future after admitting he is running out of things to achieve following an historic fourth straight Premier League title.The battle for top spot went down to the final day but the reigning champions held their nerve at the Etihad Stadium, where they could not afford a slip-up with Arsenal breathing down their necks.Phil Foden’s fa...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has insisted he will still manage Manchester City next season even if they win a fourth successive Premier League title on Sunday. WHAT HAPPENED?Guardiola will win a sixth Premier League title in eight years if City beat West Ham but the coach has promised he will still be hungry for yet more success next season. WHAT GUARDIOLA SAID"I have a contract, I want to be here next sea...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola paid tribute to Manchester City’s back-up goalkeeper Stefan Ortega after a 2-0 win at Tottenham and claimed his “incredible save” could be the difference in the Premier League title race.Guardiola insisted before the match that City’s prospects of a fourth consecutive league championship would be over if they failed to win at Spurs.After a disjointed first-h...Full Story »