Pep Guardiola wanted me to be his new Lionel Messi - I rejected Liverpool to join Man City
Pep Guardiola convinced Leroy Sane to snub Liverpool in favour of Manchester City, where he pushed the German winger to be “like Lionel Messi”.
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Pep Guardiola convinced Leroy Sane to snub Liverpool in favour of Manchester City, where he pushed the German winger to be “like Lionel Messi”.
As the clock ticked past the half-hour mark Pep Guardiola was still talking. There must have been 30 to 40 journalists in the room, a row of cameras pointing down at the Manchester City manager from the back, but it was beginning to feel like it was just Guardiola and his inquisitor. He kept his eyes locked on the person asking the question as he laid bare the challenges in front of him.
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