Guardiola denied a personal problem with one of his great stars

Amid the crisis of its results Manchester City, Pep Guardiola He had to respond to comments according to which there may be a personal problem between him and one of his great stars, a key player in the successes of the ‘Citizen’ team in recent years, where they won of 4 Premier Leagues. in a row, which no one achieved.

He City of Manchester will face the 14th day of the Premier as classified fifth after its 2-0 defeat on Sunday against Liverpool at Anfield. Since October 26 (1-0 against Southampton) the English champions have not won any competition. Six losses and one draw. Something that has never been done in the career of Guardiola.

In 5 of these 7 meetings Kevin de Bruyne come in as a substitute. The Belgian international midfielder has not started since he was injured against the Inter on September 18. A pelvic injury. Several television commentators, such as the former player of city and club ambassador Michael Richards in ‘The Rest is Football’, but also Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville on the Sky Sports channel, hinted that “there was some sort of problem” in between De Bruyne and Pep Guardiola.

Guardiola He emphatically denied it hours before Wednesday’s match against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. “They said I had a problem Kevin (De Bruyne). Do you think I don’t want to play? Kevin? Don’t want to play with him? He is the player with the most talent in the final third. Do I have a personal problem with him after nine years together? This is what gave me the greatest success at this club,” said the former coach of Barcelona and Bayern.

Guardiola He went on to say: “But last season he was injured for 5 months and two in the current season. He is 33 years old. He needs time to reach his best form. Step by step, like last season. I’m desperate. I would like him at his best level, like 26 or 27. But he’s not that old and he needs to be physically fit for his game.