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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Fisher

‘I have to control it’: Pep Guardiola vows to behave on the touchline after ban

Guardiola watches Manchester City’s 2-1 defeat from the stands at Molineux
Pep Guardiola watches Manchester City’s 2-1 defeat from the stands at Molineux. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

Pep Guardiola has admitted he and other Premier League managers need to brush up on their touchline behaviour after a rule change clamping down on dissent.

Guardiola had to watch Manchester City’s shock defeat at Wolves on Saturday from the directors’ box after accumulating three yellow cards this season: the new threshold for managers to serve a one-match touchline ban as the league attempts to deter abuse towards officials.

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