Pep Guardiola would have shell-shocked to have witnessed his Manchester City side suffer a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Ruben Amorim’s in-form Sporting CP team.
Manchester City have lost three consecutive games for the first time since 2018 after Sporting well and truly humbled them at the Jose Alvalade Stadium.
It seemed like a normal day at the office for Manchester City after Phil Foden’s fourth minute goal.
However, what ensued was one of the Sky Blues’ most surprise defeats in Champions League history.
A hat-trick from Viktor Gyokeres as well as an emphatic strike from Maximiliano Araujo meant Manchester City have conceded eight goals in their last three outings.
Erling Haaland’s unusual approach to his penalty against Sporting, as per Shaun Wright-Phillips where he aimed high instead of going “low and hard” as he tends to summed up a rotten night for the visitors.
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Pep Guardiola dismisses Brazil job after Man City vs Sporting
It seemed like it was written in the stars for Ruben Amorim to put a smile across every Manchester United fan’s face across the world.
Meanwhile, Bernardo Silva admitted Manchester City are in a “dark place” after their latest loss in his hometown of Lisbon.
When quizzed about taking over the Brazil job, Pep Guardiola laughed and went on to dismiss such links and express his desire to help Manchester City return to their brilliant best.
Guardiola said via HaytersTV: “After losing 4-1, I am no longer an option for Brazil.”
“More than ever, I want to lift up the team and return them to their top level.”
Last month, it was reported that it seems like Pep Guardiola will sign a one-year contract extension at Manchester City. It was also claimed that even in the event that City are found guilty of breaching the Premier League’s financial regulations, Guardiola’s chances of putting pen to paper will be boosted further.
It was revealed in October that Manchester City would like Pep Guardiola’s future resolved before the new year.
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Pep Guardiola discussed his future at Manchester City last month by revealing that he had not come to a final decision himself.
“It’s not true [becoming the next England boss], I can promise you that had I made a decision on whether to stay or to leave [Manchester City], I would tell you.”
“I don’t even know. But anything can happen in life.”
Manchester City supporters worldwide will be delighted to hear that even while having a laugh about the question, Guardiola has ruled out managing Brazil.
Speaking to ESPN Brasil in February, Pep Guardiola admitted he would like to manage a national team in the Copa America one day.
But it seems like City’s defeat to Sporting has sparked a fire under the two-time treble-winning manager.
