‘Wish to hurt myself’: Pep Guardiola emerges with chilling scars on brow and nostril amid Manchester Metropolis’s horror run

Requested about these marks, Guardiola stated: “Yeah, my finger. Right here,” as he carried out a speedy downward movement alongside his nostril. “My nail.” Then he added with a smile: “I wish to hurt myself.” It was the closing query of the press convention and the reporter who requested the query can then be heard saying, “It’s going to be okay” as Guardiola walked off.

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Thought-about one of many best managers of all time, Guardiola is experiencing the worst run of his profession. Metropolis had misplaced 5 straight video games in all competitions earlier than the draw towards Feyenoord, a primary for a group coached by Guardiola. It is usually the primary time that any group coached by Guardiola has didn’t win a match after taking a 3-0 lead. No group within the Champions League had ever misplaced a three-goal lead as late because the seventy fifth minute and didn’t win the sport, stats provider Opta stated.

The end result additionally implies that Metropolis end November with no wins. Their horror run began with a 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur which knocked them out of the Carrabao Cup within the spherical of 16 on October 31. After that, they misplaced 2-1 to Bournemouth within the Premier League and 4-1 to Sporting Lisbon within the Champions League earlier than struggling back-to-back Premier League defeats towards Brighton and Hove Albion (2-1) and Tottenham once more (4-0).

Metropolis now face a visit to Anfield to face the Liverpool aspect of former Feyenoord boss Arne Slot, whose named was chanted by the visiting followers in the course of the match. “All people is aware of the state of affairs, I don’t have so as to add completely something,” Guardiola stated. “We’re going to prepare tomorrow, restoration and put together the subsequent recreation. Time off and we have now two or three days to arrange that and go for it. We are going to be taught for the long run and what has been has been. “It is going to be a tricky season for us and we have now to simply accept it for a lot of circumstances.” Feyenoord’s late fightback introduced jubilant scenes within the away finish.