Since Pep Guardiola joined Manchester City, he’s made it clear that Yaya Toure doesn’t factor into his plans. Toure’s only appearance under Guardiola this season was in a Champions League qualifier against Steaua Bucharest. But now Guardiola is suggesting that the 33-year-old midfielder will have a way back onto the pitch…if he produces an apology for his outspoken agent.
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Pep Guardiola doesn’t have patience for stupid questions
Q: is the aim to win four trophies?
A: WTF pic.twitter.com/CbF3ifT4rt— Sam Lee (@Sammy_Goal) September 18, 2016
Pep Guardiola is already running the table in his first season with Man City, but if you’re a journalist who asks him if he’s gunning for a quadruple, he’s going to demonstrate his mastery of exasperated swearing in the English language for you.
Jose Mourinho spies on Pep Guardiola in funny Manchester derby sketch
With Pep Guardiola’s move to Manchester City to resume his eternal battle with Jose Mourinho, Catalan football satire show Crackovia is producing a series about the two rivals as they now share a city. The first episode spoofs the popular Man City YouTube video that had Guardiola sharing a cab with a young ginger fan and features a depiction of Zlatan Ibrahimovic as a Frankenstein’s Monster type character who can only say “Zlatan.”
Pretty good, Crackovia. Pretty, pretty good.
Pep Guardiola bans Man City players from eating pizza, dooms himself to failure in the Premier League
If there’s one thing the Premier League taught us last season it’s that pizza can perform miracles. Claudio Ranieri used it to fuel and inspire Leicester City to a still unbelievable Premier League title. But as Pep Guardiola prepares for his first season in the league with Manchester City, he has already committed a fatal error by banning his players from consuming the magical combination of dough, sauce, and cheese.
Pep Guardiola has adorable conversation with young Man City fan in a taxi
This is spectacular. Pep Guardiola surprised Man City fan Braydon (and I mean absolutely blew the kid’s mind) by going on a taxi ride with him and the result is YouTube gold.
Braydon informed Guardiola of the dreary Manchester weather he would have to get used to, complemented the new manager’s summer signings, and suggested Pep call Leo Messi to see if he’d want to make a move.
Finally, Braydon told Guardiola, “Since you don’t have many friends in Manchester, whenever you need a friend, come to my house for tea.” And that’s when you will melt into a puddle of warm goo. Enjoy.
Bayern went all out to welcome Pep Guardiola back to Munich
Carlo Ancelotti’s first match in charge of Bayern at the Allianz Arena was also Pep Guardiola’s first match back at the Allianz Arena since leaving Bayern, well, two months ago. And to welcome their former boss back, the club put up this glorious banner.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Jose Mourinho warn Pep Guardiola of the impending storm
Hello, Pep. I am Zlatan. Welcome to your worst Zlightmare.
Pep Guardiola mercifully shuts down Messi transfer talk at his Man City unveiling
Pep Guardiola’s response when asked “Are you going to buy Messi?” #mcfc pic.twitter.com/PbP3Xaojwg
— Liam Blackburn (@liamblackburn) July 3, 2016
Pep Guardiola was introduced to Man City fans for the first time on Sunday and it didn’t take long for one of them to shout at him about signing Lionel Messi.
DT Exclusive: Pep Guardiola’s attempt to boost Raheem Sterling’s damaged confidence
A pair of underwhelming performances to start Euro 2016 earned Raheem Sterling a place on the bench and an excessive amount of criticism both from the press and social media. This has left the 21-year-old Man City player suffering a crisis of confidence. According to the Guardian, incoming City manager Pep Guardiola made a point to call Sterling in an effort to lift his spirits and reassure him in the midst of a difficult period. The following is a transcript of that conversation.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic to retire from international football, focus solely on Guardiola revenge
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has announced that he will retire from international football when Sweden’s Euro 2016 campaign ends, which means he will not play in the Rio Olympics despite being named to Sweden’s squad for that competition.