Africa-Press – Mauritius. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has never experienced a season like this in his managerial career.
A record run of defeats, an injury crisis, uncertainty over his contract and a rapid squad rebuild approaching.
Guardiola said his sleep and diet were being affected by an “ugly” state of mind around his side’s crisis, and he came to one post-match news conference with very visible “nervous” scratches all over his head.
In December BBC Sport columnist Guillem Balague – who has authored biographies on Guardiola – wrote about the City manager’s “insecurities” and “huge self-doubt”.
And this week Guardiola’s private life has been the subject of media headlines, with widespread reports he and wife Cristina Serra are formally separating, leading to speculative opinion pieces about the possible impact on his job.
Balague said: “It was all very discreetly agreed and they asked the close circle to keep the news quiet. They remain friends.”
Here, Balague and BBC Sport chief football news writer Simon Stone provide a clearer picture of what’s going on.
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