Gvardiol takes us through:
1) What it took to get back from that injury against Chelsea last season (the one that kept him out for four months).
2) The relationship and friendship he has with Kovačić.
3) His thoughts on Khusanov and the lad's talent.
4) What the Manchester City dressing room is really like.
5) Whether he'd like to be the future captain for both club and country.
Good watch this. Proper insights.
Jamie Vardy: "[We] Played #ManCity away [in 2023], lost. @ErlingHaaland just scored and we're kicking off. I'm stood next to him on the halfway line and I let out a little laugh and got battered for it [by Leicester fans]...
"But I was only laughing because Haaland had come back and just turned round and went, 'I got that run from watching videos of you'. So I had a little chuckle and went, 'Well can you f*****g stop doing it?!'" [via @VardyPartyPod]
Khaldoon Al Mubarak on #ManCity: “We're far from peaked. This is a Club designed, built to win. We're used to [being successful], because it’s in our DNA. I look at where the Club was in 2008, then at every part of these last 18 years.
“Roberto Mancini brought that first Premier League title, we'll never forget those moments. A great period, [after] a first FA Cup win in many, many years. Then Manuel [Pellegrini] came, [the] same, another Premier League title and more success.
“Then Pep [Guardiola] came in, and it was getting that mindset, DNA of a winning club. Now, this Club is the way we all know it now. What Pep has given us has taken us to the next level, and I think we’re so thankful for what he’s helped build.
"Winning is hard, it’s not easy, a lot of hard work by a collective. Look over these 18 years how many different generations of teams we've collectively put together, each one special. From that first group of the [Sergio] Agueros, Yaya Toures, the [David] Silvas, the next group of Kevin De Bruynes, Ilkay Gundogans, Bernardos [Silva], to this group of Erling Haalands, [Rayan] Cherkis, [Phil] Fodens, [Abdukodir] Khusanovs.
“We continue and, in every aspect, it’s different because it’s different players but the success will come because I think we do a very good job in maintaining a winning mindset. Hence, when you look at our records in English football over these last 18 years, @ManCity is the most successful Club in this country. I think top down, [from] Sheikh Mansour, myself, Ferran [Soriano], the whole organisation, we have a team. A winning team.
“That team will continue, there will be players, coaches, executives, that’s part of life, but we will keep going and we will continue to deliver..." [via @ManCity]
Pep Guardiola on having a stand named after him at the Etihad Stadium: "What can I say? It's the biggest recognition, more than anything else. In generations, 'Who is that guy? Who is that name?' They'll say, 'Ah he was a guy, a bald guy, won some trophies'..." [via @ManCity]
Sunderland secured (7th) Europa league with 54 points.
With 7 games to play Everton had 46 points. 3 wins from 7 games is all we needed. And they didn’t win a single one.
Just can’t defend that.
Pep Guardiola'a time in charge of Man City was simply incredible 😮👏
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Premier League
🏆🏆🏆 FA Cup
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 EFL Cup
🏆🏆🏆 Community Shield
🏆 Champions League
🏆 UEFA Super Cup
🏆 Club World Cup
The Premier League won't be the same without him 🥹
Dear @ManCity,
while Micah Richards, a supposed Manchester City ambassador, is busy cheering and licking Arsenal's title, Joe Hart showed up. Present. Supporting the boys in their final game of the season, sending off Pep, Bernie, and Stonesy the right way.
That's my ambassador. Make him one. 🩵
In recent years Mancini came and fell in love with the club,
Pellegrini didn’t want to leave,
Pep came for 3 years but stayed for 10
Similar stories with Eriksson, Royle, Keegan, Horton… the list goes on.
This club is special, and always will