Pep Guardiola Manchester City coach, maintains his full confidence in Kyle Walker Despite being in the media spotlight due to the scandal affecting his private life, the English defender will continue to captain the team.
In the press conference ahead of City-Burnley tomorrow in the Premier League, Guardiola avoided the issue by making sure that “I support him and his family. I never talk about personal problems of players.”
Elected squad captain
Asked if Walker will continue to be captain, Pep settled: “Absolutely, because it is the team’s decision, not mine.” The 33-year-old player was chosen by his teammates in the summer after the departure of the former captain, Ilkay Gündogan, at FC Barcelona.
Walker gave an interview to The Sun newspaper on Monday in which publicly apologized to his wife Annie Kilner and his family for having an extramarital affair model and television personality Lauryn Goodman with whom he had two children.
In this interview, Walker is very grateful for the support Pep Guardiola as Gareth SouthgateEnglish coach, in the middle of a media storm.
Source: La Verdad
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