Episode 1471: MCFC’s Treble: The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times
“What is life, what is the reason why we live? It is to live these kind of emotions…”
So Pep Guardiola told the BBC in his pre-FA Cup Final interview. By this standard Saturday was another great day for the City manager, as he got to live almost the full range of emotions – from exultation as his players gave another fantastic performance, to fury as a reporter took the opportunity to ask him about money matters.
“Are you accusing me?”
Man City boss Pep Guardiola was left shocked by a question relating to Financial Fair Play after his side’s #FACupFinal win over Watford. pic.twitter.com/Tu9uVV0vbK
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) May 19, 2019
Why do City feel as though they’re not getting the credit they deserve? What more do they have to do?
Jonathan Wilson and Rory Smith join us to analyse a week that was the most successful and perhaps the most irritable in the history of Manchester City, and the part the media have themselves played in the apparent decline of trust in their integrity.
Manchester City’s sky blue smashing of Watford proves football is broken | By @jonawils https://t.co/SCwjHVFajj
— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) May 20, 2019
We also chat about Kompany’s next move, Mbappé’s bombshell, and a flurry of dubious quotes involving Gareth Bale.
‘If I had a fourth substitute I would not have brought him on’
Zinedine Zidane reveals he had no intention of giving Gareth Bale farewell appearance at the Bernabeu during Real Betis defeathttps://t.co/M0rFZZpV14 pic.twitter.com/JSM3f3KtfW
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) May 19, 2019
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After the misery of missing out on Premier League promotion on the last day of the season, Marcelo Bielsa had another bitter pill to swallow against Derby last night. We’re joined by @PhilHayYEP to discuss where Leeds can go from here: https://t.co/O7RTf9ehiI pic.twitter.com/sUfrGFCiOd
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Since they won the PL on Sunday, Man City’s PR team have been having a bad week after news of a potential CL ban and now a video of players singing an offensive chant
Ken looks at (7 mins) what this says about those involved and those defending it
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Man City are in big trouble, and could face expulsion from the Champions League – Ken has the latest (31.10 mins)
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