Soriano’s pep talk pays off for Guardiola
Eyebrows were raised when Pep Guardiola launched an impassioned defence of Manchester City in his press conference previewing the visit of Aston Villa, in the wake of the Premier League’s decision to charge City with more than 100 alleged breaches of financial regulations.
It is understood that City’s management team had been spoken to by a similarly bullish chief executive Ferran Soriano. The Spaniard told them that the club had been here before, when charged by UEFA, had won once and would do so again.