Pep Guardiola's spiky 190-second press conference sends hidden message to Man City players

Pep Guardiola delayed his press conference by 30 minutes on Friday. It was over after just three minutes and 10 seconds. He didn't need any longer to get his point across loud and clear.

In a series of short and not-so-sweet answers, Guardiola said everything without saying much at all. First question up, will he travel to Abu Dhabi for contract talks next week? 'No.'

That set the tone for one of Guardiola's more memorable audiences of the season. It will certainly have been his shortest. He couldn't get out of there quick enough.

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On one hand, why would he want to answer questions about Manchester City's losing run when he could be doing something to rectify it? He took exception with the 'three defeats in a row' because they were in different competitions, although that won't wash with any football fan.

City have lost their last three games. As he said in another answer about something else, 'that's the reality' - although he has a point in downplaying the significance of the wider picture because only one came in the Premier League and there is every chance they finish the weekend top again.

The headlines came when Guardiola took apart interim England boss Lee Carsley with another one word answer. 'No', Grealish isn't fit for City. He is clearly unhappy with Carsley.

Guardiola insisted he doesn't need the defeats to learn anything new about his players. "I know them for many years. They prove many times what they're capable of. Don't change my opinion, sometimes it happens."

And that was the end of the press