Pep Guardiola was on good form when speaking to the media ahead of Manchester City's Champions League meeting with Atletico Madrid, as he addressed one of the few criticisms levelled at him during his time at the club.
Rightly or wrongly, City's exits from the competition in recent years have been widely put down to errors on Guardiola's part. Many point to his decision to drastically change City's formation for the defeat to Lyon in 2020, and his call to start last season's final without a holding midfielder (he had selected either Rodri or Fernandinho in the previous 61 matches) as evidence that Guardiola overthinks on the big occasions.
On Monday Guardiola addressed that accusation in his typical dry, sarcastic way as City prepare to lock horns with Atletico. The first leg is at the Etihad Stadium tonight (Tuesday) at 8pm.
