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Guardiola expects short absence for injured Haaland| Football News

Guardiola expects short absence for injured Haaland| Football News

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Pep Guardiola is confident Erling Haaland’s injury will not be a “big issue” after the Manchester City striker missed his side’s vital 1-0 win against Leeds on Saturday. Haaland was a surprise absence from the City line-up at Elland Road following the minor knock he suffered in training on Thursday. City coped without Haaland as Antoine Semenyo’s first half goal sealed their fourth successive Premier League victory. Guardiola’s men are just two points behind leaders Arsenal, who host Chelsea on Sunday, as the title race heats up. Losing the prolific Haaland for a prolonged period would be a hammer blow for City, but Guardiola does not believe the Norway star will be out for long. “We don’t have spies in the training centre to deliver the info to our media. I think it is not a big issue. We will see,” he said. Asked when Haaland will be back, Guardiola added: “I don’t know. I wish he comes back.” City have a better winning ratio in the league without Haaland than with him, but even …

‘He’s not Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp’: Wayne Rooney on Ruben Amorim ahead of Manchester United sack | Football News

‘He’s not Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp’: Wayne Rooney on Ruben Amorim ahead of Manchester United sack | Football News

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Manchester United shockingly let go of their manager Ruben Amorim on Monday in a decision few saw coming. Former United striker Wayne Rooney, however, was one of them. After United’s draw with Leeds, Amorim had taken part in a press conference and made comments stating that he came to Manchester United as a manager with full authority and not merely a coach taking orders. And Rooney had predicted he might not last for 18 more months. “I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not to be the coach of Manchester United, and that is clear. “I know that my name is ​not (Thomas) Tuchel, it’s not (Antonio) Conte, it’s not (Jose) Mourinho, ‌but I’m the manager of Manchester United. It’s going to be like this for 18 months or when the board decides ​to change,” Amorim said to reporters on Sunday. “So that was my point. I want to finish with that. I’m not going to quit. I will do my job until another guy is coming here to replace me. I …

Pep Guardiola issues warning to Manchester City players ahead of Christmas break

Pep Guardiola issues warning to Manchester City players ahead of Christmas break

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said that players who overindulge during the Christmas period risk being dropped for the Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. The Spaniard said that every player in the squad would be weighed when they return to training on Christmas, two days before the match. He added that each player was weighed before the match against West Ham United, which they won 3-0. “Every player make a weight [on Friday]. They come back on the 25th and I will be there controlling how many kilos come up. The moment they arrive after three days [off] I want to see how they come back.” “They can eat, but I want to control them. I have to make a selection against Nottingham Forest. Imagine one player and now he’s perfect but he will arrive with three kilos more. He will [stay] in Manchester. He will not travel to Nottingham Forest,” Guardiola said. The 54-year-old said that the players’ request for an off on Sunday after the win on Saturday was …

Lionel Messi considers Pep Guardiola the best manager

Lionel Messi considers Pep Guardiola the best manager

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In his long and illustrious career, football legend Lionel Messi has played under several coaches and managers, but considers Pep Guardiola a cut above the rest. The Argentine, considered by many as the best player in the history of the game, has won innumerable club honours and also won the 2022 World Cup for his country with Lionel Scaloni as the head coach, but the 38-year-old retains a soft spot for the Catalan who was at the helm at Barcelona at the start of his career. “For me, Guardiola is unique,” Messi told ESPN. “There are extraordinarily good coaches, but he has something different. For me, he’s the best of all of them.” After leaving Barcelona after a highly successful stint in which they won 14 major titles between 2008 and 2012 with Messi being one of the main pillars of the side, Guardiola went to Bayern Munich and is now guiding Manchester City. The success that Guardiola enjoyed wasn’t just a result of the players at his disposal, but the manager contributed a lot …

Pep Guardiola seeks Manchester City rebound as Arsenal extend lead | Football News

Pep Guardiola seeks Manchester City rebound as Arsenal extend lead | Football News

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola framed Saturday’s Premier League meeting with Leeds United as a must-focus, must-respond moment amid a widening gap to leaders Arsenal in the table. Leading with a message of urgency, Guardiola said the priority is to lock in on the next 90 minutes rather than the bigger picture — but he did not shy away from the reality of the title race. “I’ve always had experience to talk about the next game and then after that we will see,” Guardiola said on Friday. “I know the distance is already there and Arsenal is so strong, we see it game by game they are getting better and better as a team.” City, third in the table, trail Arsenal by seven points after 12 games, and are a point behind second-placed Chelsea. Leeds are in the relegation zone in 18th. Guardiola’s men will be looking to reassert themselves after recent setbacks — a 2-1 league defeat at Newcastle and a 2-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League. In their defeat to …

Pep Guardiola concedes overhaul ‘was too much’ as Leverkusen stuns Man City in Champions League | Football News

Pep Guardiola concedes overhaul ‘was too much’ as Leverkusen stuns Man City in Champions League | Football News

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Pep Guardiola made 10 changes to his team and Manchester City paid the price. A 2-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League made it back-to-back losses for City and raised questions over Guardiola’s decision to leave out so many of his star players — including top scorer Erling Haaland. “I take absolutely full responsibility,” the City manager said. “It was too much. (It was) the first time in my life I’ve done it and it was too much.” Guardiola acknowledged his mistake at halftime at the Etihad Stadium — making three substitutions after Leverkusen took a 1-0 lead into the break. And by the time he eventually sent for Haaland, the German team had doubled its advantage. But even the introduction of the Norway striker couldn’t turn the game in City’s direction, making it five losses in all competitions this season and adding pressure to its next game in the Champions League against Real Madrid next month. Guardiola’s sweeping changes to his lineup came after defeat to Newcastle in the Premier League over …

‘Feel embarrassed, ashamed when I see it’: Pep Guardiola reacts to altercation with cameraman after Manchester City’s 1-2 loss to Newcastle United | Football News

‘Feel embarrassed, ashamed when I see it’: Pep Guardiola reacts to altercation with cameraman after Manchester City’s 1-2 loss to Newcastle United | Football News

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has apologised to the cameraman, whom he confronted after his side’s 1-2 defeat to Newcastle United at St. James’ Park on Saturday. The 54-year-old said that he was “embarrassed” and “ashamed” by his behaviour towards the cameraman, but admitted that he was not a perfect human being. Following the defeat, Guardiola confronted the cameraman, grabbing his earphones and pushing him in a brief altercation. “I apologise. I feel embarrassed, ashamed when I see it. I don’t like it. I apologised after one second to the cameraman. I am who I am. After 1,000 games, I’m not a perfect person; I make huge mistakes. It’s not about that. What is for sure, I defend any team and my club, that’s for sure. The reason why is I want to defend my team and my club,” Guardiola said on Monday, ahead of City’s Champions League clash against Bayer Leverkusen. 🗣 “I’m ashamed… I’m not a perfect person.” Pep Guardiola apologised for confronting a cameraman after Manchester City’s defeat at Newcastle. pic.twitter.com/eEvV3UEBpx — …

Man City manager Pep Guardiola shows frustration over squad size, threatens to leave club

Man City manager Pep Guardiola shows frustration over squad size, threatens to leave club

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Manchester City jumped to third place in the Premier League points table on Tuesday after a 3-1 win — coinciding with club legend Kevin de Bruyne’s last league game at home — against Bournemouth but leaving many seniors players out of the matchday squad led to Pep Guardiola’s frustrated who said he will “quit” the club if City won’t reduce to squad size. “I said to the club (that)… I don’t want that (a bigger squad). I don’t want to leave five or six players in the freezer. I don’t want that. I will quit. Make a shorter squad, I will stay. It’s impossible for my soul to (tell) my players in the tribune (stands) that they cannot play.” said Guardiola after the match. Guardiola, who prefers a small squad size and has been vocal about his views, says it is difficult to constantly keep players out of City’s matchday squad. Story continues below this ad “Maybe (for) three, four months we couldn’t select 11 players, we didn’t have defenders, it was so difficult. After, …

Man City boss Guardiola on Marmoush-Haaland penalty fiasco

Man City boss Guardiola on Marmoush-Haaland penalty fiasco

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A diving Dean Henderson stood like a wall against Omar Marmoush, leading Crystal Palace to a dream FA Cup title by beating Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in the final at Wembley on Saturday. With this, Man City’s last bid for silverware this season also ended. Erling Haaland, City’s usual penalty taker, decided to let Marmoush take the crucial penalty kick with 10 minutes left in the first half and Palace 1-0 up after Eberechi Eze’s early goal, but Henderson guessed correctly to deny him. This also sums up a harrowing campaign in which they have been dethroned as the powerhouse of English football and will go without a domestic trophy for the first time since 2016-17. City manager Pep Guardiola had expected Haaland to take the penalty and said the decision for Marmoush to take the penalty was made by the players on the pitch. “They decided on the pitch. I thought he (would) want to take it,” Guardiola said of Haaland after the game. “We didn’t speak. There are questions in the meetings, and …

‘We travel to London to win the title’: Pep Guardiola looks to salvage Manchester City season with FA Cup victory | Football News

‘We travel to London to win the title’: Pep Guardiola looks to salvage Manchester City season with FA Cup victory | Football News

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said even if the FA Cup was not the first choice for the club, they’ll go all out to win the trophy since they are in the final. City have had a torrid season this year, having lost the Premier League title to Liverpool and also getting knocked out of the Carabao Cup as well as the UEFA Champions League. “That is the problem right, the FA Cup now is not the first choice. Of course, we want it. Once we are here of course we want the trophy. It is massively important. It was a disappointment last season (losing in the final to Manchester United). But I’m pretty sure we’ll perform well and we are going to compete against them. It’s the final of the FA Cup, it’s an honour and a privilege. Third time in a row being there and we have to perform well. We travel to London to win the title,” Guardiola said on Friday. City will face Crystal Palace who are 12th in the league …