Guardiola permits a £45 million Manchester midfielder to move to a rival club in the English Premier League.

 

Guardiola permits a £45 million Manchester midfielder to move to a rival club in the English Premier League.

Guardiola permits a Manchester City midfielder to move to a rival club in the English Premier League.

Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips is poised to embark on a loan spell with West Ham following an agreement reached between the two Premier League clubs on Tuesday.

 

Since his £45 million move from Leeds in July 2022, Phillips has featured in just 31 matches under Pep Guardiola. In December, Guardiola openly acknowledged that he couldn’t envision the English midfielder in his team.

 

The 28-year-old is now on the verge of departing the Etihad on a temporary basis, with an option for a permanent move to West Ham. Phillips will return from City’s warm-weather training camp in Abu Dhabi alongside the rest of the squad, and a medical is anticipated to occur later this week.

 

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Despite interest from Crystal Palace and Newcastle this month, as well as attention from Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus, the agreement with West Ham took precedence.

 

 

Pep Guardiola massively regretted the one time he asked his players for advice after ‘uncharacteristic wobble’

 

 

Pep Guardiola had an ‘uncharacteristic wobble’ during a crunch Champions League tie, resulting in a crushing defeat, claims one of his former players.

 

Guardiola has won the Champions League as a manager at both Barcelona and Manchester City following last season’s success.

 

But the 53-year-old failed to win the prestigious trophy during his time at Bayern Munich.

 

In his first season at the helm of the German giants, Guardiola faced his old faces Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final.

 

 

He was under enormous pressure from the board as Jupp Heynckes had won the trophy the season before.

 

In the first leg, Bayern lost 1-0 at the Bernabeu despite dominating possession.

 

Ahead of the second leg, Guardiola turned to his players for advice in what was described as an ‘uncharacteristic wobble’ by Manuel Neuer.

 

 

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The team fed back that they would like to adopt an attacking approach, but the plan backfired as they ended up losing 4-0 at home.

 

The Spanish giants, who went onto win the competition, raced into a four-goal aggregate lead before the break. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his second goal of the night one minute from time to secure a 5-0 victory.

 

 

Pep Guardiola on the touchline against Carlo Ancelotti. Image: Getty

Neuer said: “We strayed from the philosophy we’d had all year. But then we realised we shouldn’t have done it. He didn’t listen to himself and asked us too much.”

 

 

According to Barcelona treasurer Xavier Sala-i-Martin, this was a turning point as Guardiola decided he would from then on trust in his own footballing ideas,

 

It’s worked out since for Guardiola, who joined Man City for the start of the 2016/17 season.

 

He’s won an impressive five Premier League titles during his spell at the Etihad and the illustrious Champions League in their treble-winning campaign last season.

 

His regret at Bayern has moulded the manager he is today, with Man City reaping the rewards.