Guardiola wants Man City player exits: Squad size 'not healthy' - ESPN

Pep Guardiola claimed Manchester City's squad size is «not healthy» after opening their Premier League campaign with a convincing 4-0 victory at Wolves.

Erling Haaland struck twice and new signings Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki also got on the scoresheet as City began their quest for a seventh title in nine seasons in emphatic fashion at Molineux on Saturday.

Yet while goalkeeper James Trafford also made a confident debut and Rayan Aït-Nouri shone against the club he left in the summer, Guardiola's main concern is now offloading players.

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Guardiola said: "[It's] too much — too many people. I like a deep squad to compete in all competitions but I don't want to leave players at home. It's not healthy. You cannot create a good vibe or atmosphere to compete.

«Everyone has to feel they can play and help. The club has known it since last season, it's not news, but the situation is what it is.

»In the next two weeks, people will talk with players and agents to find a solution."

Goalkeeper Ederson's future has been the subject of speculation throughout the summer, and City have been linked with Paris Saint-Germain's Gianluigi Donnarumma, but Guardiola this week insisted the Brazilian was still his «number one.»

His absence at Molineux was due to illness, with the 31-year-old suffering from gastroenteritis, and had nothing to do reports of interest from Galatasaray.

Guardiola said of those rumours: «I don't have any news. Yesterday I saw his illness and after I didn't speak to the club.

»If a player wants to leave he has to leave but on the conditions of the club. There's no