Pep Guardiola insists he is as passionate about football as ever – so much so he is sometimes embarrassed by his own touchline antics.
Manchester City’s inspirational boss often cuts a frenetic figure in the technical area, which he says comes from his emotional involvement in games and the club.
Despite recurring speculation over whether this might be his last season at the Etihad Stadium, he insists he has lost none of his drive and determination to succeed.
He does concede, however, that his reactions have occasionally got the better of him. The Catalan, who is in the final year of his contract, said: “I would say mainly I’m quite the same, but of course I’ve changed – people change for their experiences and I’m not an exception. “But always when I react like this, it’s because I’m an emotional man.