Ben Chilwell was flattered by Pep Guardiola’s praise after Leicester’s defeat at Manchester City (Picture: PA)Ben Chilwell has lifted the lid on a conversation he had with Pep Guardiola in the aftermath of Leicester’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad. Frustrated by Benjamin Mendy’s persistent injury problems, Guardiola has reportedly identified Leicester left-back Chilwell as a priority target ahead of the 2019/20 campaign. AdvertisementAdvertisementThough Chilwell was flattered to receive praise from Guardiola, the full-back played down speculation of a switch to the City. And that he wanted me to keep playing well, getting up and down the pitch,’ he told The Daily Mail. ‘There are three or four positions I think we have to try to look for and some ideas we have.

Source: Metro June 04, 2019 07:18 UTC