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Jamie Spencer

‘I Don’t Understand’—Pep Guardiola Set for Disappointment After Pleading for Carabao Cup Final Rule Change

Pep Guardiola wants the EFL to change competition rules in the Carabao Cup so that Manchester City defender Marc Guéhi will be allowed to play in next month’s final, but will not get his way.

Guéhi is not eligible because he wasn’t signed until after the first leg of the semi-final had already been played. Having joined for £20 million ($27.2 million) from Crystal Palace, he could not play in the 3–1 win over Newcastle United this week and cannot face Arsenal at Wembley.

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