Real Madrid vs Barcelona: Five of the best El Clasico matches ahead of Saturday’s showdown

Real Madrid vs Barcelona: Five of the best El Clasico matches ahead of Saturday’s showdown – originally posted on Sportslens.com El Clasico – widely regarded as the greatest fixture of the beautiful game. Individual battles between the world’s most talented players, red cards, taunting celebrations, moments of brilliance. Whenever the Spanish giants lock horns, it is […]

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Guardiola calls Haaland ‘a b*stard’ in City win over Dortmund

Pep Guardiola has called Erling Haaland “a b*stard” after Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 on Tuesday evening. Marco Reus cancelled out Kevin de Bruyne’s early strike before Phil Foden struck in the last minute of normal time to win the match for the Citizens. City have been heavily linked with a move for Haaland […]

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Pep urges Man City not to hold back in Dortmund return leg

Pep Guardiola says his Man City team will ‘go there to win’ in their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Dortmund. Man City took the advantage on Tuesday with a 2-1 victory at the Etihad in the first leg. Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring in the first half with a sweeping finish after being […]

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Guardiola: ‘A blind guy’ can see Haaland is ‘exceptional’

Pep Guardiola has hailed the abilities of Erling Haaland but defended Manchester City’s reluctance to spend over £100million on any player. City continue to be linked with the highly-rated Borussia Dortmund striker despite Guardiola insisting his valuation puts him beyond the reach of the club. City will get a close look at the Norwegian as […]

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A decade of dismay: Ranking Guardiola’s European nightmares

Pep Guardiola has not won the Champions League since 2011. He’s spent much of the decade since reinventing glorious ways of being knocked out.   Rafa Benitez once wrote a book called Champions League Dreams. For Liverpool, the trophy has always been an adventure. For Pep, it has been a decade of dismay since lifting […]

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‘He deserves it’: Pep Guardiola pleased with external recognition for Manchester City star

‘He deserves it’: Pep Guardiola pleased with external recognition for Manchester City star – originally posted on Sportslens.com Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said that Ilkay Gundogan deserves the recognition of being the leader after his key goal contributions this term. Before the current campaign, Gundogan had scored a maximum of six goals in a […]

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Leicester 0-2 Man City: Pep’s men continue title march

Gabriel Jesus continued in-form Manchester City’s march to the Premier League title after a classy victory at Leicester. The striker, who turned 24 on Saturday, wrapped up a 2-0 win at the King Power Stadium as Pep Guardiola’s men made it 15 straight away wins in all competitions. Benjamin Mendy’s second-half opener sent them on […]

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Pep: ‘Big chance’ City won’t sign Aguero successor this year

Pep Guardiola says there’s a ‘big chance’ Man City won’t sign a successor to Sergio Aguero this year. The Argentinian forward will leave at the end of the campaign after ten years at the Etihad. Three world-class strikers are being touted as replacements in Guardiola’s side. They are Erling Haaland, Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku. […]

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Permanent switch expected for Leeds loanee, but other Man City talents face uncertain future

Permanent switch expected for Leeds loanee, but other Man City talents face uncertain future – originally posted on Sportslens.com For all of their success of late, and with no doubt more to come in the near future, Manchester City are not a club that is widely renowned for blooding homegrown talents into a star-studded first-team […]

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Guardiola fears Aguero is ‘irreplaceable’ at Man City

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insists Sergio Aguero is “irreplaceable” and “helped to put the club in a higher level”, as the striker prepares to leave the Etihad Stadium at the end of the season. Man City’s all-time record goalscorer will leave when his contract expires this summer and Guardiola has paid a glowing tribute […]

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