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Pep Guardiola introduced strict rule on his first Man City day that made player 'feel like a child'

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Published 15:49 6 Mar 2024 GMT

Pep Guardiola introduced strict rule on his first Man City day that made player 'feel like a child'

Pep Guardiola has won it all since joining Manchester City back in 2016.

Marcus Chan

Marcus Chan

A former Manchester City star has revealed Pep Guardiola introduced a strict rule on his first day that made him feel like a child.

Back in 2016, former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss Guardiola was appointed as City manager, replacing Chilean Manuel Pellegrini.

Since then, the Spaniard has every single major trophy available, including five Premier League titles and one Champions League.

Speaking in a recent interview, former City man Bacary Sagna revealed the rule Guardiola introduced on his first day that made him feel like a child.

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The Frenchman said to Christ Wheatley: “Pep Guardiola, to me, is the reference as a coach, because you need to be very disciplined.

“You need to understand it's not only on the pitch, it's a whole life you need to adopt. It's about all the nutrition you're going to have all week - as an example, if you're 1kg ahead of your weight, you're out of the team!”

Sagna continued: “He came to Man City and he cut the Wifi in the dressing room, so you become like a child. At first, it's upsetting because you're thinking I'm not a child... I don't need to go through all of these routes.

“But then you understand why they won the treble last year, because everyone is kind of disciplined and everyone has the right mindset and if you don't have the right mindset... you're gone.”

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This season, City are defending their Treble after winning the Premier League, FA Cup and the Champions League last term.

City welcome FC Copenhagen to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night in the Champions League before their mouth-watering Premier League clash against leaders Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.

Speaking ahead of the match against Copenhagen, Guardiola said: “We have respect for Copenhagen and how they play. The Champions League is Champions League. The best eight teams in Europe [will move to the next round].

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“We have the chance to be in quarter-finals again and this is the target. We’re not far off that.”

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Pep Guardiola, Manchester City, Football

Marcus Chan
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