What has happened to Pep Guardiola’s project at Manchester City?


The club chased the Catalan for four years so why has he inherited an ageing squad, and will he change his ways after the drubbing at Everton?

A big question mark hovers over the Pep Guardiola-Txiki Begiristain axis that controls who Manchester City buy. The latter is the sporting director and he does more than merely sign off his head coach’s demands. Begiristain has substantial influence in transfer strategy though he takes Guardiola’s lead so the manager has to accept ultimate responsibility for the errors so far.

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