City's Next Big Move? Guardiola Says He'll Be Gone After Champions Elimination!
“Everybody wants to fire me, right? ” – Pep Guardiola comments on Manchester City future after Real Madrid elimination Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has issued an update on his future after his side were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League by Real Madrid on Tuesday night. Guardiola’s side had a mountain to climb in the return leg at the Etihad Stadium after being put to the sword by a sensational Federico Valverde hat-trick in Spain last week, with City needing to overturn a three goal deficit in England.
The Blues dominated early proceedings in Manchester but the improbable became the near impossible after City went down to 10 men – as Bernardo Silva was shown a red card for a handball on the goal line after 20 minutes. Vinicius Jr. converted the resulting penalty and although Erling Haaland pulled one back for the hosts just before the interval, it was too little, too late for Manchester City , who suffered a late defeat on the night as Vinicius Jr.
doubled his tally to seal a 5-1 aggregate for Alvaro Arbeloa and co, who progress to the UEFA Champions League quarter-final. Match Report & Player Ratings: Manchester City 1-2 Real Madrid (Aggregate: 1-5) – UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg Guardiola: We have an extraordinary team, the future is bright! In conversation with Prime Video Sport after Tuesday’s 2-1 second leg loss, Guardiola was candid in his reflection on his side’s performance as he provided wider context on Manchester City being at a nascent stage of a period of transition and not being the finished article yet.
“Just a feeling what would happen if it was 10 against 11. That is just the feeling,” the Manchester City manager said. “We gave everything!
We have an extraordinary team, an extraordinary group of players. The future is bright! “Next season, we will (be) back.