Pep Guardiola on Thomas Frank: “It’s a question of time [before he joins a big European club], he will get it. They will get a good manager, and that is going to happen. I’m good in a few things, but reading when a manager is good, I know which one is good.”

The two most clinical strikers in Premier League history BOTH played for Man City! 😮‍💨

Ederson’s assist for Man City’s second goal against Brentford was the fourth goal that he has assisted in his Premier League career, with only Paul Robinson providing more among goalkeepers in the competition’s history (five). 🅰️🧤

Teams in the Premier League believe a points deduction - even one that relegated them to the Championship - would not be suitable if Man City are found guilty of most or all of the 115 charges facing them.

One alternative proposed by a senior figure in the game would be for points deductions to be applied across multiple seasons to severely impact Man City’s ability to challenge for honors.

Embargoed press conference: Part two of Pep Guardiola’s Brentford review is coming up shortly. 🚨

BREAKING: Savinho's apparent injury sustained vs. Brentford “looks like cramp”, Pep Guardiola has revealed.

Pep: “It looks like cramp, he said cramp. But I didn’t speak with the doctor, we will see.”

Pep Guardiola on Phil Foden: “Come on... I’m delighted that he’s back! I need him, we need him desperately. This player is so important for us.

He feels good, not too many training sessions. Step by step... It’s important he started to train, and three, four, five sessions. The game [vs. Brentford] was tight and in situations difficult. I decided for other options.”

Pep Guardiola on whether it's good to have Rodri back for Man City: “Ah, come on… Rodri, come on. Rodri is so important for us.

He played really good. He’s been injured, played a few minutes for the national team and we say thank you so much for not letting him play a lot of minutes. Today he played his first 45. I asked him how did you feel, he said, ‘I felt good’.”

Pep Guardiola: “There will be a lot of surprises with this amount of games [in the Premier League], and it’s going to happen one day that we’re going to drop points here [at the Etihad Stadium].

We’re going to play Wednesday against the best team in Italy [in Inter] by a big margin in the last seasons, and after we’re going to play Sunday with the best contender we have had in the last two seasons [in Arsenal], and on Sunday to Tuesday... and GO!”

Pep Guardiola: “It’s more games [this season]. But it is what it is! What can we do?! It doesn’t matter. We have an academy, and we would like… But it is what it is! Just adapt, and go! I like to play the UCL, honestly. And we’re going to play it!”

Pep Guardiola on Man City conceding first in successive home games: “When did we concede first? (Against Ipswich) Ipswich?! Oh yeah... Bad memory, Pep.”

Pep Guardiola: “Against Brentford, to concede is a nightmare. We were lucky. Erling [Haaland] from a deflection scored, otherwise the game was closer to 0-2 than 1-1... The players know it. That’s why at half-time I didn’t say anything, just, ‘Okay do what you have to do’.”

Pep Guardiola: “[Mateo] Kova has been amazing, and when Rodri cannot play Kova is there and we rotate - we need that. It's important [Ilkay] Gundo had extra minutes and Kyle [Walker] had his first minutes, John [Stones] had his first minutes - so it’s really good to have that.”

Pep Guardiola on the new UCL format: “No opinion about that; they decided to do this, and we’re going to play two more games. I don’t have an opinion. So the format, UEFA decided and we want to be there, so we will play that format.”

IT’S MATCHDAY!

🏆 The 115 Charges
👥 Independent Commission
🆚 Premier League
📍 Unknown location
📆 Expected to run for 10 weeks
⚖️ Verdict expected early 2025