More infoPep Guardiola channelled his inner Jurgen Klopp for Manchester City's first pre-season clash of the summer. Here, he watched everything, even the Celtic preparations, and was animated throughout a testing evening for his young squad. Rico Lewis, who declared his ambition to play in midfield this week, was back at full-back inverting inside to accompany Kalvin Phillips. Guardiola still stood attentive pitch side watching his players carry out his instructions. 2024/25 is up and running, with Guardiola dropping some interesting clues over how he wants to play.

Source: Express July 24, 2024 06:00 UTC