8 h. ago 'I played for Pep Guardiola and Arsene Wenger but one manager transformed English football more'

Gael Clichy has opened up on his football career, during which he played under Premier League icons Pep Guardiola and Arsene Wenger at Manchester City and Arsenal

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9 h. ago Gianluigi Donnarumma says Pep Guardiola will help him improve with his feet

Italian preparing to face Napoli, whom his mother supportsDe Bruyne, McTominay and Højlund could face CityGianluigi Donnarumma has said he believes Pep Guardiola will help improve his ball-playing skills and that Manchester City were interested in signing him before the summer.Donnarumma joined from Paris Saint-Germain for about £30m (€35m) on transfer deadline day. The move caused surprise because of the view that the 26-year-old is not as accomplished with his feet as Ederson, who left for Fenerbahce, or James Trafford, the £27m signing from Burnley in July. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The age of Guardiola is waning and the game’s guru is baffled by what comes next | Jonathan Wilson

Pepism is no longer the prevailing tactical template, with football and its innovator in a state of fluxThe world is blasted, unfamiliar. Smoke swirls amid the gloom. Foul odours belch from the sulphurous earth. The landscape echoes to howls and grunts and screams. A great light has gone out and all that remains is confusion and fear. Everywhere coaches and managers, hunched under their doubts, scuttle hither and thither, desperately seeking a path through the wilderness.From his very first season at Barcelona, Pep Guardiola’s way of playing football has been dominant. The effectiveness of his philosophy was so obvious and so pervasive that there is not an elite manager now who has not in some way been influenced by his philosophy, even if they are not, as many are, overt disciples. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man City could be without five players for Man United derby but Pep Guardiola provides boost on six

Manchester City injury latest ahead of the Premier league derby with Manchester United

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5 d. ago Man City injury latest as Pep Guardiola issues major squad fitness update with key player a 'doubt'

Manchester City have suffered injury issues during the international break and Pep Guardiola has provided an update on his squad.

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6 d. ago 'Arsene Wenger said I was one of his best players ever – but I never made Arsenal debut'

Jay Bothroyd has opened up on his time at Arsenal, where he never made his senior debut but is claimed to have made a serious impression on legendary manager Arsene Wenger

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1 week ago Man City told Gianluigi Donnarumma truth after shock transfer

Gianluigi Donnarumma signed for Manchester City this week and there has been plenty of debate about whether he has what it takes to play in goal for Pep Guardiola.

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1 week ago What Pep Guardiola told Man City players ahead of dramatic transfer window exits

Manuel Akanji left Manchester City to join Inter Milan on deadline day and he has been speaking about the move and his departure from the Etihad.

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2 w. ago Gianluigi Donnarumma opens up on Man City transfer, Pep Guardiola chat and playing out from the back

Manchester City signed Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma on deadline day and he has been speaking about the transfer.

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2 w. ago Pep Guardiola admits Man City ‘forgot to play’ after Brighton penalty

James Milner cancelled out Erling Haaland’s opener before Brajan Gruda scored a dramatic late winner for the Seagulls.

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2 w. ago Man City player ratings vs Brighton with one 8/10 but Matheus Nunes struggles

Manchester City player ratings from the Manchester Evening News as Pep Guardiola's side fell to a 2-1 defeat at Brighton.

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3 w. ago Pep Guardiola adds three players to Man City squad ahead of Brighton

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has called up three academy forwards to training in a week where the Blues head to Brighton

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3 w. ago Two former Man City players have just proved Pep Guardiola's point over squad rebuild

There were some big name departures at Manchester City this summer but a refresh of the squad was badly needed.

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3 w. ago Player Pep Guardiola sold for just £1m now worth more than Alexander Isak

Morgan Rogers has gone from strength to strength since leaving Manchester City in 2023 with the attacking midfielder now an established Premier League star and England international

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4 w. ago Five players could leave Man City after Pep Guardiola transfer demand

Manchester City transfer latest with several stars set to depart before deadline day

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last month Two Man City players handed transfer exit message by Pep Guardiola calls

Pep Guardiola still has a squad that is too big for him at Manchester City and the club need to sell players in the next two weeks.

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