HONG KONG -- Pep Guardiola has defended Manchester City against "false" accusations in the Chinese media that the club were disrespectful to their hosts during a preseason to trip to Shanghai.
City, who spent five days in Shanghai while participating in last week's Premier League Asia Trophy, were the subject of an article on Xinhua's English language site on Monday which criticised the club for a tour which was designed only to "win wallets, not hearts and minds."
But Guardiola, speaking in Hong Kong ahead of Wednesday's friendly against Kitchee, rejected the accusations and insisted his players were doing everything possible to engage with supporters.