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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Will Unwin at the Etihad Stadium

Pep Guardiola tells Manchester City to reduce squad size or ‘I will quit’

Pep Guardiola gestures from the sidelines
Pep Guardiola is unhappy that many talented players at the club have been unable to feature. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images/Reuters

Pep Guardiola has threatened to resign from Manchester City if the club do not reduce the size of the squad over the summer. A number of first-team players did not make the squad for the 3-1 win against Bournemouth on Tuesday night and the head coach is unhappy with leaving so many out.

Abdukodir Khusanov, Savinho, James McAtee and Rico Lewis all had to watch on as City secured victory to move up to third in the Premier League. It shows the depth available to Guardiola but he has always preferred to work with a smaller group of players.

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