Joe Hart has opened up on the two-hour conversation he had with Pep Guardiola that signalled the end of his Manchester City career.
Hart spent 12 years at Man City and helped the club win two Premier League titles, two League Cups and the FA Cup across 348 appearances. But his status as City and England’s number one goalkeeper did not prevent him from being phased out when Guardiola became manager.
Guardiola was confirmed as City manager in February 2016, while Manuel Pellegrini was still in charge, before taking over in the summer. The Catalan coach, who had been working with Bayern Munich, arrived with clear ideas about what he wanted from his goalkeeper and, no matter what he said, Hart could not change his mind on a pre-season tour of China following a poor tournament at Euro 2016 for England.
